Corydalis 2019

[Maggi Young]

Not the best photos  but  they may help -

 Corydalis Beth Evans
 


and Corydalis  George Baker
 

 In our garden  Beth Evan flowers  first, and when it is  almost over, George Baker  begins - at least, that is what happens in most  years. Sometime  George Baker begins  while  Beth Evans is  in full flower.

[Leena]

Wonderful spring garden, Maggi. Like your garden always is.
The difference in colours is the same here, but they flower the same time, like all Corydalis, because spring is so much shorter  time here.

[Gabriela]

Leena - you're right, it can be disappointing when you expect a certain plant to be true to name.
I don't have this problem with Corydalis solida (or other Corydalis) here because they are rarely  offered; we don't have that many specialized nurseries, the mass producing ones don't grow them. Many people have no idea about them, especially that they flower and go dormant fast.

I think I showed some pictures before but when they flower there is little time. My reddest is also not the GB. Just a few:

[Carolyn]

Lovely strong colours, Gabriela, even if you can't buy named varieties.

[Janis Ruksans]

I didn't followed Corydalis page, was very busy in nursery and the health was not on top. So may be I repeat something, but here 4 pictures made today, when crocuses almost finished blooming, but now comes Corydalis festivity. Here 3 species, difficult for outside, but good in pots - all from Iran and starting from top - Corydalis hyrcana (16IRS-082), then 2 colour forms of Corydalis haussknechtii (17IRS-038 and 050), collected at two different, quite distant localities (the purple in wild was more impressive) and last is very special Corydalis verticillaris ssp. boissieri (17IRS-042).

[Gabriela]

Lovely strong colours, Gabriela, even if you can't buy named varieties.

Thank you Carolyn. The only named var. I ever bought were GB (presumably) and one bulb of Beth Evans maybe 8 years ago.
In the last couple of years I sowed a lot of Corydalis from my own (to help) and friends: solida, caucasica, cava....I look fwd for all to grow and intermingle happily in the garden!

[Gabriela]

I didn't followed Corydalis page, was very busy in nursery and the health was not on top. So may be I repeat something, but here 4 pictures made today, when crocuses almost finished blooming, but now comes Corydalis festivity. Here 3 species, difficult for outside, but good in pots - all from Iran and starting from top - Corydalis hyrcana (16IRS-082), then 2 colour forms of Corydalis haussknechtii (17IRS-038 and 050), collected at two different, quite distant localities (the purple in wild was more impressive) and last is very special Corydalis verticillaris ssp. boissieri (17IRS-042).

Spectacular festivities Janis.
Those with a greenhouse can rejoice in growing all these interesting beauties!

[Yann]

indeed without a greenhouse...

[Hannelore]

At last I caught the firebird!


But now I have another problem: The labels at this place say that one of these two is "White swallow" 

BW
Hannelore

[barnclos]

Corydalis fumariifolia subsp. azurea. My first Corydalis flower.

[Leena]

The only named var. I ever bought were GB (presumably) and one bulb of Beth Evans maybe 8 years ago.
In the last couple of years I sowed a lot of Corydalis from my own (to help) and friends: solida, caucasica, cava....I look fwd for all to grow and intermingle happily in the garden!

I have had the same thought  when I have bought named cultivars: that I would get some good mother plants and then increase by seeds to have someday a lot of flowering plants  . Not the same of course, but some maybe even better and some not so good, but it is faster to increase them from seeds than to wait for bulbs to multiply (if you have a big garden).

[David Nicholson]

Two that are a bit past their best, Corydalis solida 'Purple Bird' and Corydalis solida. The latter hasn't flowered well this year so maybe I will move it later.

[Yann]

very nice set of colors from all of you, here's another solida hybrid 'Domino'

[Gabriela]

Corydalis fumariifolia subsp. azurea. My first Corydalis flower.

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To many more Keith
A pleasant soft blue color.

[Gabriela]

I have had the same thought  when I have bought named cultivars: that I would get some good mother plants and then increase by seeds to have someday a lot of flowering plants  . Not the same of course, but some maybe even better and some not so good, but it is faster to increase them from seeds than to wait for bulbs to multiply (if you have a big garden).

The more the better Leena!
What I'm doing now is grow them 2 years in pots to better give them a 'fighting' chance, then I plant in the garden after they go dormant (in the second year).
I only kept seedlings of the very red form in a pot because I'm curious to see what's the probability of getting something close with the mother plant. We'll see...