Finally a blue corydalis that ordinary mortals can grow.
True blue flowers (not violet-blue), intensely blue, the color of...Read More the sky overhead on a clear October day. The flowers are fragrant, and bloomed for over a month in their first year.
Red stems to 18". Ferny, finely divided green foliage.
Best in partial or dappled light shade and well drained soil with consistent moisture.
This is a presumed hybrid between Corydalis flexuosa and C. elata (some sources say C. omeiana), found as a chance seedling in the garden of Ian Young in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Like C. elata, this does not go summer dormant, and it is claimed to be a better garden plant than either of its parents. Though I've grown it for only one season, so far it's proved to be easier in my garden---much more adaptable than C. flexuosa, and so far it has performed better than C. elata. I grow it on sloping ground under a mature cherry tree in acid sandy soil well amended with compost.
It's grown well this season, and just before first frost it's looking happy and healthy.
Finally a blue corydalis that ordinary mortals can grow.
True blue flowers (not violet-blue), intensely blue, the color of...Read More