Re: Blue Corydalis
- Subject: Re: Blue Corydalis
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:20:05 -0500
That's my take, Marilyn...those in the flexuosa group just do not do
well in places with hot, steamy summers (particularly hot summer
nights). There are some plants those of us who live in hot, humid
places just cannot grow:-(
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
>
> Bill,
> As we have discussed in the past, the blue Corydalis do very well
here in
> the "wet west". However, I really think it is the summer heat that
kills
> them in your area rather than cold winters. Even here in cooler
summer
> temps, my blue ones are summer dormant. But as soon as the temps
begin to
> cool in September, new growth will appear and even some fall
blooms. I tell
> my customers to be sure to give them summer water even after they
disappear
> above ground. It may be that keeping the soil cool is important
for keeping
> them alive during summer heat. They are worth the extra effort it
takes to
> keep them going in my garden. I have 2 large clumps of C.
> China Blue growing & blooming well for at least 10 years. I
understand that
> China Blue is more finicky, but it certainly has the purest blue
flowers!
>
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
On Behalf
> Of Blee811@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:37 PM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: Re: Blue Corydalis
>
> In a message dated 2/26/2003 10:22:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> ECPep@aol.com
> writes:
>
> > The blue flowered Corydalis are more difficult though a number of
new ones
> > are around for us to try. C. elata is recommended here and is in
> perennial
> >
> > nurseries to buy off the bench. I plant all Corydalis in rocky
areas, it
> > looks good around rocks.
>
> I have hopes for my C. lutea, Claire. It was still showing foliage
when the
> snow arrived. And I have it right at the top of a stone wall,
surrounded by
> gravelly soil. I think it will return in the spring (it may even be
there
> hiding under the snow and ice).
>
> For blue-flowered corydalis, you can forget 'Blue Panda' and 'China
Blue' in
> this area. Nobody in the Cincinnati area can keep it alive. I also
failed
> with one planting of C. elata. But Linda Wallpe and I have both
had great
> success with C. ex dufu temple, a bluish/purplish flowering
corydalis. It
> hasn't spread yet, but we've both kept it going for two years with
no
> special
> care. I noticed it listed in Arrowhead Alpine's catalog and he is
also
> apparently the originator of it. We bought it at a local nursery.
> Bill Lee
>
>
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