Botanical Name: Corydalis lutea
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Common Name: Yellow Corydalis  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

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

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Myrna Dowsett

  • Description

  • Notes

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.