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Corydalis cheilanthifolia |
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| | Ours stayed evergreen through the winter, and were quick to resume a lush look in spring. By late April, flowerbuds were forming |
| Common name |
fernleaf corydalis |
| Family |
fumariaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-8) |
| Flowers |
yellow (spring) |
| Size |
12" tall, 20" wide |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
soil not too dry. woodland conditions work nicely. |
From seed  |
easy, fresh seed germinates at room temperature
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Dense flower spikes emerge from spring into summer, from a mound of ferny foliage. The photo shows a first-year plant, with just an occasional flower. Some resources show much finer-frilled foliage for this species, so I'm not sure of the identity of the ones in our garden; perhaps the plant will change its appearance in its second year.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Corydalis cheilanthifolia
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Di Thorley | Mar 27, 2005 | Hello Rob
I was directed here by one of the poster on uk.rec.gardening. There is a plant in my garden I grew from seed. Your picture is great. It does look exactly like it except that I will now have to find a picture with flowers to be certain. |
| Nancy Fischman | Apr 20, 2009 | I also have a plant that looks like the one on the right hand side of your web page for Corydalis cheilanthifolia. It has the triangular stems with "wings" on them. I can't seem to find another photo or description on the web that matches this. The flowers on the other sites that show images for Corydalis cheilanthifolia show up bright yellow, not the pale yellow tipped in red. If you find out more information about this plant, I'd like to see it posted on your web site. Thanks. |
- Seed from '03 trade. Pot at 65F, 40%G 14-21d. Fast-growing.
Also started in pot set outside in December; seedlings emerged in late March
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