Corydalis 2016

[Ian Y]

Ours loose the leaves in late summer then they regrow in Autumn and stay green all winter.
I don't think you should worry too much David, I am sure your plant came with a guarantee:-))

[David Nicholson]

Ours loose the leaves in late summer then they regrow in Autumn and stay green all winter.
I don't think you should worry too much David, I am sure your plant came with a guarantee:-))

Thanks Ian, there's still hope then. I can't remember for the life of me where I got it from. Possibly one of the nurseries at the South West AGS Show.

[Tristan_He]

Ours is wintergreen too David - makes a low carpet before getting taller at flowering. Are you sure it's Craigton Blue?

[Roma]

Corydalis malkensis is popping up all over the garden.  I have two of these pinkish coloured plants.  Are they pure malkensis or could they be hybrids with solida?

[Roma]

Corydalis solida with Corydalis malkensis in the last picture

[Leena]

Roma, very nice red C.solida.    In the spring there are many other coloured flowers but not so much red, so those are so nice.

[Roma]

Thanks Leena.  These are all self sown seedlings.  I started out with 'George Baker' in a pot and planted out red and purple seedlings from it in the garden.  I get red pink and purple but the reds are my favourites. 

[David Nicholson]

Lovely selection of Corydalis Roma. I've had malkensis for 3-4 years and not a single seedling.

[Lesley Cox]

I've not had self sown seedlijgs either David but I do collect the seed and sow it in a pot where it germanates well. For me, with so many birds in the garden this is a safer way. In particular, blackbirds do a lot of damage, scraping and pecking in any little place with a loose or humusy soil and so burying the seed or maybe even eating it. They eat just about anything.

[Maggi Young]

If I remember rightly, our C. malkensis took quite a few years before they began to seed - they are a real joy now, though.

[Carolyn]

Does C. malkensis need frost to germinate? I harvest seed each year to sow immediately in pots, which I leave out in all weathers. The seeds usually germinate by February, just as the mature plants come into growth. This year the seedlings have only just appeared this week, although the adult plants have been flowering for weeks. We didn't have any frost really till January this winter and consistently cold night temps till Feb. Could this have delayed germination? Could it also explain David's lack of seedlings?

[Hoy]

I have only one or two malkensis seedling in the garden after several years, but also in my garden the blackbirds do a lot of damage by digging everywhere - and slugs seems to like Corydalis seedlings too

[Cfred72]

In our garden, wild Corydalis solida grow well.

[Susan Band]

Corydalis seed is loved by finches, if your not getting seed try covering with fleece. Mice and pheasants love eating the bulbs in spring.

[Yann]

Fred it looks like you've a nice woodland garden, climate of the Ardennes has a favourable effect on the delicate Corydalis.