Glaucium
(from glaukos, greyish-green; referring to the hue of the leaves). Horned Poppy. ORD. Papaveraceae. A genus comprising five or six species of hardy, ornamental, glaucous, annual or biennial herbs, chiefly confined to the Mediterranean region, one being a native of Britain. Flowers yellow or crimson, solitary. Leaves lobed or dissected. Glauciums are of easy culture in any good garden soil. They may be propagated by seeds, sown in April or May, in the open ground. The seedlings, when large enough to handle, should be transferred to their flowering quarters.
G. corniculatum (horned). A synonym of G. phoeniceum. G. flavum (yellow).* fl. bright yellow, large. June to August. Pod nearly 1ft. long. l., radical ones numerous, stalked, pinnatifid, hairy. h. 1ft. to 2ft. Europe (Britain), North Africa, and West Asia. Whole plant glaucous. SYN. G. luteum. (Sy. En. B. 66.) G. luteum (yellow). A synonym of G. flavum.
G. phoeniceum (purple).* fl. crimson, with a black spot at the base of each petal. June. l. oblong, pinnatifid, hairy. h. 9in. England (probably naturalised). SYN. G. corniculatum. (Sy. En. B. 65.)