Re: corydalis 'Blackberry Wine'

Hello Bill,
    Corydalis are not more difficult to germinate and grow than any other
perennial... *IF* you have fresh seed. If allowed to dry out it is usually
dead or takes a donkey's age to germinate. So you almost have to know
someone with plants who will collect seeds for you. Sow the seeds as soon as
you get it, do not allow it to completely dry out, and it will germinate
next spring. They quickly form bloom-size plants. I was successful with
seeds from the old ephemeral list was around.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> ===>I'm sure you're right about this, Gene. Of course the only limitations
> are budget, space, and availability!
>
> You only need wait a few years for most as>
> > they seed about and you get the additional plants.
>
> Corydalis are slow to germinate and mature from seed, aren't they? Several
> years?
>
> Aren't all of the > corydalis you mention from C. flexulosia??
>
> ===>I don't know fo rsure, but they look like it. After planting C.
flexulosa
> four times, the fourth time seems to have taken. I even got blooms! We'll
see
> now if I can keep it for a second year.
> Bill Lee

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