Colour forms Corydalis solida

[Natalia]

 In other theme me have asked: whether is in our woods сolour forms Corydalis?
 It is the illustrated answer. 

About 10 years ago I has casually found the first population Corydalis solyda with different colours. And then and some more places with multi-coloured plants.
 Found Corydalis solida not to compare with high-quality, but they are very various.

In the beginning of photo Corydalis solida from population found out by the very first.

In the first place there was a lot of a different type of white crested birds and practically there were no pink.
Plants with white colours flowers bloom earlier, so their picture is almost there.

[Natalia]

Corydalis solida from the first place

[Natalia]

Last photos Corydalis solida from the first place.

[Maggi Young]

Some interesting variations already, Natalia. 

I see that bumble bees in Russian woods are just as happy to cheat the flowers by chewing their way in to the nectar by a hole in the spur as the bees here are.... you can see this in several photos but it is most clear in pic 15.... see the chewed holes?

[Natalia]

Maggi, it only the first place.

 Who has made apertures - I can not tell, but I suspect that ants have made them to reach sweet nectar.

[Natalia]

Тhis photo of plants from the first place transferred to a garden.

[Natalia]

Plants from a new place.

[Natalia]

Some books say that the color depends on soil pH. Probably so. But it depends on heredity more.

[Lesley Cox]

This last spring I had the first flowers on seedlings from Martin Baxendale's seed, kindly sent to me. A couple of really good, pure pinks, some lavenders and a decent red, so far. There are maybe 100 altogether. I think they are from Ruksans' Penza strain.

[Maggi Young]

Yes, I think heredity is important for the colour.

Who has made apertures - I can not tell, but I suspect that ants have made them to reach sweet nectar.

We have no ants  in our garden.... we have watched the bees make the apertures here to reach the nectar but I expect ants can be clever this way too!

[Natalia]

Lesley, I also love these flowers!
 In the forest they bloom among the first!
I have a variety Corydalis, including several varieties of Janis Ruksans. They are magnificent!
But me interestingly independently to find Coydalis solida various colourings.

Maggi, maybe it bees do, but did not see them doing this. The wasp can make such apertures?

Some photos of plants from other places.

[Natalia]

Some more photos.

[Natalia]

Сontinuation...

[Maggi Young]

The wasp can make such apertures?

Oh yes, they can.

 A delightful variation with these flowers.   A pleasure to be able to see, by these clear photos  the small differences in them.

[Hoy]

Thanks for posting these pictures, Natalia! Very impressive, you have found a lot of special colours.

I do collect Corydalis in my woodland and have bought some corms from Ruksans and others. I do not keep the named varieties separate but let them all selfsow in the garden. Here are two pictures of C. solida and one of an unknown species that suddenly germinated in a pot (anybody knowing what it is?).

Do you collect seeds or corms, Natalia? I would be interested in swapping or buying from you!

I know bumblebees which are the stronger of these insects, often make such holes to steal nectar. Although they usually have the longest tongues they are lazy and bite holes for east access. Ants and bees use the same holes.