Corydalis

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• ViewAhead Posts: 866

  1 March

  When I become the world's leading authority on Corydalis, I will let you all in on the secret of getting the blue ones to thrive. 😂
  
  
  

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• Perki Posts: 2,527

  1 March

  I have a blue / purple corydalis which is doing well , its up already and starting to spread . I got it from farmyard nurseries I am sure its called Blue Heron flowers on and off throughout spring / summer. Afternoon shade dug in plenty organic matter .   
  
  I did try blue porcelain but that were a poor plant and soon snuffed it .  

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• ViewAhead Posts: 866

  1 March

  That looks lovely, @Perki.  I think that could be a cross between omeiana and flexuosa, rather than an elata, due to its long flowering season.  Does it have a scent like gardenia flowers?  

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• Palustris Posts: 4,307

  1 March

  There is a book on them "Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis and their relatives" by Mark Tebbitt. Magnus Liden and Henrrik Zetterlund.
  

  Makes fascinating reading.
  

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• ViewAhead Posts: 866

  1 March

  Ooh, is there!  I must get that.  👍  I am pretty good at growing dicentras.  Lovely little plants. 

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  1 March

  I have a deep mauve Corydalis, built along the lines of C. ophiocarpa with red tinged edges to young leaves. I think it's C. cava but a computer has eaten all my records so I can't be sure

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• ViewAhead Posts: 866

  1 March

  Have you found it easy to keep alive for several yrs, @nutcutlet? 

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  1 March

  ViewAhead said:

  Have you found it easy to keep alive for several yrs, @nutcutlet? 

  Not sure, it seeds so never goes away

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  1 March

  @ViewAhead C solida George Baker is brick red and the other form of solida is a soft purple colour, I have only ever known it as C solida.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• ViewAhead Posts: 866

  1 March edited 1 March

  nutcutlet said:

  ViewAhead said:

  Have you found it easy to keep alive for several yrs, @nutcutlet? 

  Not sure, it seeds so never goes away

  Ahh, if only Elata would do that! 

  
  

  Thank you, @GardenerSuze.  I have never grown the solida ones. 

  
  

  I am taking the plunge and buying a Craigton Blue and I have sent a message to an ebay seller re the book @Palustris recommended. 👍

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