This performs beautifully for me in the season it's planted. Here it reblooms continuously throughout the season in light shade without ...Read Moreany cutting back or deadheading.
However, it's definitely less hardy than claimed. It's never survived a Boston winter (Zone 6a) for me or any of the other local gardeners I know who've tried it. Too bad, because in other respects it's a great plant. Here it performs as a high-cost bedding plant and not as a perennial.
Update May 2014: Last year I planted half a dozen in poor rooty soil in shade. Most returned this year, after an exceptionally hard winter. So I'm revising my rating.
Lexington, VA (Zone 6a) | December 2004 | positive
Superb plant! We have been growing this Corydalis for a number of years and have found it to be the best of those we have grown. Unlike ...Read Moreother Corydalis, it does not go dormant in the summer heat and reblooms through fall. Although we don't give it any special care in our garden, we often recommend giving it a 'haircut' to promote new growth and reblooming. An added bonus is its lovely fragrance - somewhat like a lilac, though not as intense.
This performs beautifully for me in the season it's planted. Here it reblooms continuously throughout the season in light shade without ...Read More
Superb plant! We have been growing this Corydalis for a number of years and have found it to be the best of those we have grown. Unlike ...Read More