Re: Marge on Corydalis
- Subject: Re: Marge on Corydalis
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 04:11:29 -0400
> From: Blee811@aol.com
>
> ===>I have planted corms of C. solida three times and they've never
come up.
I wonder if they were simply too dried out? I got mine from a net
buddy in Holland a number of years ago - from his garden, so they
were pretty fresh when I got them.
> > Seems to me that C. lutea is one of the more common varieties. I
had
> ===>I bought a plant last weekend that looks exactly like this. Put
it in a
> gravelly spot and we'll see what happens.
Interesting about the gravel...I've got mine in woodland soil -
amended clay and they seem to do just fine?? Not saying gravel won't
work - most plants seem to love gravel, but I'd make sure they didn't
dry out, if I were you.
>
> >
> > Here is C. flavula - I do not find a C. flava and think that may
be a
> ===>I'm pretty sure this is the plant I have that I started this
thread with.
Well...at least maybe this thread has sorted this out for you:-)
> >
> > C. cheilanthifolia is said to have bronze foliage (evergreen in
> ===>I have two of these, each now one year old. They seem to grow
into quite
> large clumps, but haven't gone rampantly seeding around. Yet. I'm
keeping an
> eye on them because I think they could be monsters.
Is the foliage actually bronze? If it is, I may have to try that
one.
>
> >
> > Corydalis ochroleuca has white flowers, but it's a gem. Gene
raved
> ===>Bought one of these last weekend too, and also put it in a
gravelly spot.
> This is a rampant spreader from what I've seen in two local
gardens, but I
> like it. It looks great growing in spaces in stone walls.
Well, mine has not spread at all. It's pretty well hemmed in with
other plants; not a lot of ground for seedlings; planted in almost
pure rotted woodchips with Bletilla striata and scads of self sown
Digitalis and Euphorbia at the moment. That plant has just about
bloomed non-stop since I got it - and including much of the winter
when it stayed green - mild winter. I would not mind if it decided
to be rampant. Seems to stay in a nice neat dome shape, too, whereas
some others get rather lanky.
>
> > Bill, I think your paler colored plant might be C. ophiocarpa
> ===>Bought one of these last year and it didn't survive--sounds
like I got
> lucky!
You don't know how lucky!
>
> > I just got Corydalis sempervirens this spring and hope it will
prove
> Looked lovely in the photo, Marge. I'll keep a watch out for this
one. Last
> weekend I also bought C. 'Blackberry Wine'--I think it's a
flexuosa, in which
> case it probably won't last here.
I got a 'Blackberry Wine' a couple of weeks ago; supposedly survives
our summer heat, but we shall see.
C. sempervirens seems to be one that gets a tad lanky - not flopping,
but not dome shaped, if you know what I mean. But the flowers are so
durn cute...won't worry about form. Claire said to cut it back; may
do.
>
> Thanks for the great posting with photo references.
You're most welcome, Bill..
Marge
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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