Re: Corydalis 'Pere David'
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Corydalis 'Pere David'
- From: "* L* P* <d*@olympus.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 19:40:29 -0700
- References: <l03130363b16e8078a89c@[158.152.54.154]>
Graham Rice wrote:
>
> Some years ago, in a British magazine Tania Compton, wife of Jamie Compton
> who with Martin Rix and John D'Arcy discovered (in western Sichuan) the
> first three forms of Corydalis flexuosa to be widely distributed, described
> these cultivars as follows: "'Pere David' has clear sky-blue flowers atop
> fresh green leaves whereas the young foliage of 'China Blue' is tinged with
> copper. 'Purple Leaf' is a form whose deep green leaves and darker blue
> flowers are tinged with reddish-purple." Mind you, I'm not sure you could
> actually distinguish them from these descriptons!
>
> These three forms are also still sometimes seen listed in catalogues under
> their original collectors numbers: 'Purple Leaf' - CD&R528a; 'Pere David' -
> CD&R528b; 'China Blue' - CD&R528c.
>
> Graham Rice
>
> http://thisislondon.com/
> http://grahamrice.com/
>
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Thank you for the reply.
Now I know what the differences are.
Have you heard of a Geranium 'Samobar'? I think it is a psilostemon,
but am not positive. If I recall correctly, it blooms longer than the
species.
It was another batch that I was offered, and took. I'm a tip-over for
most any geranium and add this one to our batch of 20 or so varieties.
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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