Re: Troublesome plants
- Subject: Re: Troublesome plants
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 01:00:07 EDT
In a message dated 5/21/02 12:24:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Blee811@aol.com
writes:
<< ===>Are you sure it's lutea, Claire? I have the native C. flava which also
has a yellow flower bluish/grey foliage and which was quite handsome when I
first discovered it on the edge of one bed, but has since become a noxious
weed, popping up everywhere. I haven't been able to keep C. lutea. Makes C.
ochreleuca look like a slow-grower. >>
No, I am not sure. It was given to me as C. lutea and I know it is not
ochreleuca. I don't think I can ID C. flava without some checking so I will
have a look in the books. I sure have a lot of it. I really have seedlings
everywhere. I thought the mild winter might have encourgaged all this
germination.
On the Alpine list it has been stated that C. elata, a blue one is easy to
grow. I may pick that up if I find it. One nursery I have visited has eleven
species in their shade selection. I am not a corydalis fan but thought the
yellow ones were good fillers in the rocky garden. Corydalis solida is a
neat plant. Also so easy.
I just thought I would like the yellow one that was easy to grow. Now I have
an invasion. Bill, do like this plant you have in such numbers? Mine has
pretty blue lacy foliage, not too many flowers and doesn't seem to have any
troubles with insects or drought.
We also have two nights of killing frosts and the results of that Sunday
snowstorm which froze the tops off all the hostas. In the merry, merry month
of May! Half opened lilacs were lying flat on the ground here.
This year I also have millions of hosta seedlings. There is just that
difference if your temperatures don't go below 20 degrees for any length of
time. Poppies are pretty numerous as well. Forget-me-nots and lunaria are
also pesty now. Both pretty pests.
Will check that Corydalis and then check my pal who gave it to me.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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