Corydalis nobilis- Moist Packed

[Kristl Walek]

Please email me privately with your address.

[Kristl Walek]

Seed will be shipped tomorrow to all those who have requested (thus far mostly southern hemisphere members)-- one of whom has informed me that something is romping around Australia as "nobilis" but is in fact some "biennial imposter." Am happy to know that at least one small batch of the real thing is heading your way.

There are no entry issues regarding this species into Australia (or it appears most Corydalis sp from the long list of allowed species).

[Sinchets]

We have this plant from AGS seed. Be interested to know what it is, if it isn't C.nobilis. 

[Maggi Young]

This reminds me that Luit posted some good photos of Corydalis nobilis.... here:

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1722.msg43997#msg43997   

[fermi de Sousa]

Seed will be shipped tomorrow to all those who have requested (thus far mostly southern hemisphere members)-- one of whom has informed me that something is romping around Australia as "nobilis" but is in fact some "biennial imposter." Am happy to know that at least one small batch of the real thing is heading your way.

There are no entry issues regarding this species into Australia (or it appears most Corydalis sp from the long list of allowed species).

Thanks, Kristl,
the seed arrived safely 14 days after they were posted - but they did have a short stay at Customs where they were inspected and released without any problems.
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Beautiful Corydalis.  Looks like it is a good substantial plant too.  So Maggi (and Luit), do they automatically attract those beautifully furry bumble bees like in Luit's pic?  The bees look so cool to me, although I have never seen them in person (we don't have them in mainland Australia as yet, although they are in Tasmania).

[Maggi Young]

So Maggi (and Luit), do they automatically attract those beautifully furry bumble bees like in Luit's pic?

 I can't say, Paul; I don't grow this plant 

[Kristl Walek]

Paul,

It *is* a beautiful and substantial plant.

In my old garden in Ontario I had some very large beds under sugar maples housing a mono collection of hosta. As the hosta emerged late, the bed was underplanted with a succession of very early bulbs,  Corydalis nobilis and Mertensia virginica. The Hostas then hid the dying foliage of the others.

I am trying to remember whether the wonderful, gentle bumble bees had already emerged in that cold climate at the time the Corydalis was blooming. 

[cohan]

Paul,

It *is* a beautiful and substantial plant.

In my old garden in Ontario I had some very large beds under sugar maples housing a mono collection of hosta. As the hosta emerged late, the bed was underplanted with a succession of very early bulbs,  Corydalis nobilis and Mertensia virginica. The Hostas then hid the dying foliage of the others.

I am trying to remember whether the wonderful, gentle bumble bees had already emerged in that cold climate at the time the Corydalis was blooming. 

i have seen bumblebees (i think, wouldnt swear to species!) on wild Petasites flowers here, which is our earliest wildflower around late april/early may, and we can still have serious cold and snow to the end of may..