Re: corydalis

>
><< The saving grace to both these Corydalis species is that they'll grow
>  almost anywhere and can sometimes be in bloom for 10-11 months each year.
>   I have C. lutea beneath my front porch where nothing else will grow,
>  even Lamium.  The yellow Corydalis flowers are pretty there in the
>  darkness; even yellow flowers are better than bare dirt.  ;-)
>
>===>Mine go dormant once spring is over.  But they do grow well in the shade.
>
>  I've never heard anyone describe the blue-flowered Corydalis as anything
>  but a challenge, probably why they still command high prices.  Been
>  there, killed that.  I'll bet these thrive somewhere where there aren't
>  hot, dry summers, such as the Pacific Northwest or England.  >>


Does anyone know if corydalis can be hybridized?  Now that would be a 
challenge to the plant breeders.  I'm sure the molecular biologists 
will do this someday with some species of plant as techniques become 
cheaper, more refined, and cost effective.
-- 
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com


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