Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1', 1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green, Grey Green, Light Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

 

Water

Low, Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Filler, Mass Planting, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Corydalis is a wonderful little perennial with ferny, rounded blue-green leaves that form a rounded, somewhat irregular mound about 12 to 15 inches tall and wide. It blooms sporadically from May until September, in clusters of tubular, spurred, yellow flowers. Nice in dry shade gardens, rock gardens, woodland settings, and any shady nook where a little yellow cheer would be appreciated.

Grow in well drained, loamy soil in full sun to mostly shade. If content, it will reseed with abandon, growing in crevices, poking out from beneath rocks or stepping stones, though it doesn't usually overwhelm other plants. though it tolerates regular watering, it also does very well in dry shade settings. During the heat of the summer, if the plant looks tatty, cut it back and it will leaf out, and most probably, bloom again.