Re: corydalis
- Subject: Re: corydalis
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 13:34:51 EDT
In a message dated 6/8/01 11:45:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Blee811@aol.com
writes:
<< I'm not a corydalis expert, but something I saw once, or heard once, leads
me
to believe that what I have growing all over the place here is not C. lutea.
I did buy a pot of C. lutea from a reputable perennial nursery locally a
couple weeks ago and the plant looks very different--somewhat bronzey
foliage
when young. The wild one here is very rangy, foliage flopped all over the
place. >>
Bill,
The native corydalis here is Corydalis Sempervirens. This is a plant about
18 inches, or less, with blue lacy foliage. The flowers are pale pink with a
yellow lip. It is a great self seeder so one just accepts it where it lands,
it is not a vigorous plant.
The Peterson Guide, which includes aliens, describes all native corydalis as
blue lacy foliaged plants. Except the one above they are all yellow. If you
have a bronzy foliaged plant you may have an introduced species that likes
your garden.
There are many tuberous forms sold in the fall as well but they go dormant
after blooming. The most common is a blue flowered one, Corydalis Solida.
On the rocks list it has been discussed as length and decided that Corydalis
elata, now in the better nurseries, is a blue much more suited to American
gardens than flexuosa or those with names containing the word Panda.
I have Corydalis Sempervirens all over my gardens and have not ventured any
further though I have friends who are always trying the blue ones. I do have
some of the solida forms and can say they are easy.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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