Site Characteristics

Sunlight:

• part shade
• full shade

Will tolerate full sun but plants will show scorching if not enough moisture.

Soil conditions:

• requires well-drained soil
• tolerates damp soil

Prefers rich, moist but well-drained soil. Drainage critical for overwintering.

Hardiness zones:

• 5 to 7

Special locations:

• rock gardens

Plant Traits

Lifecycle: perennial

Ease-of-care: moderately difficult

Under the right conditions, Corydalis will thrive with little attention or care. But it will be short-lived despite your best efforts without the right combination of sun, moisture and drainage.

Height: 1 to 1.5 feet

Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet

Bloom time:

• early summer
• mid-summer
• late summer
• early fall

Flower color: yellow

Golden yellow.

Foliage color:

• light green
• blue-green

Pale blue-green.

Foliage texture: fine

Fernlike foliage.

Shape: cushion, mound or clump

Forms neat mounds.

Shape in flower: flower stalks with flowers hanging downward

Tiny, tubular flowers borne in loose, open, slightly pendulous clusters on erect stems.

Special Considerations

Special characteristics:

• deer resistant
• aggressive - This plant is an aggressive self-sower, and can be weedy under optimal conditions.
• non-invasive
• not native to North America - Native to Europe.
• evergreen - Basal foliage may remain evergreen.

Growing Information