Corydalis 2011

[Lampwick]

Corydalis solida ‘Beth Evans’

Picture taken today.
This plant doesn’t appear to increase well with me, and do you think the colour is a bit “wishy-washy” as compared to the same plant often seen on the show bench with a richer deeper pink?

[Maggi Young]

When 'Beth Evans' is in full flower she is quite pale, John.
See these old Bulb Logs for some pictures from our garden of true C. 'Beth Evans'
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/120303/log.html

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2007/140307/log.html

[Lampwick]

When 'Beth Evans' is in full flower she is quite pale, John.
See these old Bulb Logs for some pictures from our garden of true C. 'Beth Evans'
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/120303/log.html

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2007/140307/log.html

Thanks for the info and the two links Maggi.
I have a few other Corydalis, (all recent acquisitions) so I can perhaps expect self sown seedlings in due course eh?  

WOW!....'Beth Evans' in that trough is a trophy winner!
Please tell me how you have achieved that; did you plant the bulbs, and over several years they have multiplied to put on a show like that; or did you plant hundreds and BOOM!!....they all came up in one season.
Do you feed them, if so when and what with, and what is the growing medium?
Do you cover them in colder months?

Sorry for all the questions….but I would love a trough like that!  
 

[Janis Ruksans]

This was bought as C. ornata but I can't swear the ID is correct.

Either way it is a lovely pale blue and is currently greatly enhancing the frame where it spends the whole year.

Yes, seem to be correct.
Janis

[ChrisB]

Corydalis malkensis
Corydalis solida nice peach colour

[ashley]

That's a nicely coloured solida Chris

Here Corydalis ornata white form (2 pix)
C. solida 'Beth Evans'
C. solida 'George Baker'

[Ian Y]

[/quote]WOW!....'Beth Evans' in that trough is a trophy winner!
Please tell me how you have achieved that; did you plant the bulbs, and over several years they have multiplied to put on a show like that; or did you plant hundreds and BOOM!!....they all came up in one season.
Do you feed them, if so when and what with, and what is the growing medium?
Do you cover them in colder months?

Sorry for all the questions….but I would love a trough like that!  
 [/quote]

John
I started out many years ago (about 25-30) with a few bulbs and have built them up since then. It should not take long to build up enough for a trough because they will at least double themselves every year if you grow them well.

The secret is replant them every year into a humus rich compost that never dries out when they are in active growth and does not get too hot and dry in the dormant season. Roots will form in late August and the plant is just appearing through in our garden now.

Many so called 'Beth Evans' are not they are just good pink forms Of C.solida.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your trough full in about 5 years

[Lampwick]

John
I started out many years ago (about 25-30) with a few bulbs and have built them up since then. It should not take long to build up enough for a trough because they will at least double themselves every year if you grow them well.

The secret is replant them every year into a humus rich compost that never dries out when they are in active growth and does not get too hot and dry in the dormant season. Roots will form in late August and the plant is just appearing through in our garden now.

Many so called 'Beth Evans' are not they are just good pink forms Of C.solida.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your trough full in about 5 years

Thanks for your reply and cultivation tips Ian,
So I probably do have the true ‘Beth Evans’ then?
I did at first think I had something different, after seeing pictures of much deeper coloured  plants labelled ‘Beth Evans’ on the show bench at various AGS venues over the past several years.

I do also like the pictures from your Bulb Log Diary (7th April 2010) showing group plantings. That great picture taken in the low light of late evening just goes to show how the camera “sees” in different light conditions. I also try and get my pictures at this time of day, but sometimes it is not always possible is it?

Look back here in 5 years Ian, and a will try to oblige with a better image of ‘Beth Evans’

Best wishes,
John.

[partisangardener]

Last autumn I received 5 corydalis bulbs from China. As C. turtschanowii identified.
At least 4 different species are now beginning to flower.
Is an ID possible?
Are corydalis self sterile?

[partisangardener]

This is probably a variation of C.turtschanovii which had before brown buds.
The second detail of the blue one without name jet.

[mark smyth]

I bought my first Corydalis today 

[PeterT]

A few corydalis here this morning,
Corydalis aitchesonii,
Corydalis kusnetzowii,
Corydalis ruksanii,
The white spurred C popovii, -has not faded pink.

[Regelian]

Just a seedling of C. solida, but I smile with evry one that blooms.

[gote]

Last autumn I received 5 corydalis bulbs from China. As C. turtschanowii identified.
At least 4 different species are now beginning to flower.
Is an ID possible?
Are corydalis self sterile?

The light blue is very attractive.
One needs to be a specialist to see the difference between all the species described. Turtschaninowii is ususlly darker blue wit smaller lips
Yes some are self sterile but not all.
You have got a lucky selection i think hope you will be able to propagate them
Göte

[WimB]

Some Corydalis solida cultivars which were flowering here in the last week:

Corydalis solida 'Elrond'
Corydalis solida 'George Baker'
and Corydalis solida 'Loth Lorien'