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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000426
11/12/99

Corydalis lutea--Yellow Corydalis


Hardiness Zones:5 to 9
Height: 12 in Spread: 20 in
Type: herbaceous perennial
Flowers: Yellow

Comments: Yellow Corydalis (Vis. 1) grows best where
drainage is good but can be used in alkaline soils. The
flowers are long and almost tubular. The fern-like foliage
may persist through, or well into, winter in warmer
climates.

Propagation: Propagate by seed or by division done in the
spring.

Cultivars:
'Blue Panda' - Listed as C. flexuosa. Cobalt blue
flowers.
'China Blue' - Listed as C. flexuosa. Sky-blue flowers,
foliage bluish.

References for cultivars: Ray Wiegand's Nursery 1999, Weston
Nurseries 1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, White Flower Farm
1999.


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