Corydalis solida
By Dawnsaunt
- 29 Feb, 2020
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Thanks, am I right in thinking the blue are more tender?
29 Feb, 2020
Thanks Meadow
1 Mar, 2020
I don't find the blue more or less hardy or fussy but unlike C solida which has a corm the blues usually C flexuosa that I grow don't have a corm.
I have them in light /dappled shade in reasonable soil and drainage. The C lutea [bright yellow] is less tolerant of shade but C chelianthifolia [a buttery yellow]needs some shade.
2 Mar, 2020
That’s interesting Seaburn, so do you think solida with having the corm makes them easier to grow?
I have a few of these solida in the woodland doing well, got them for £1.99 :) Secret Gardening Club.
3 Mar, 2020
I think the corm makes them more tolerant of the conditions in the woodland. So they survive better and need less checking. I have 3 Blue ones that come year on year but I have lost at least 4 varieties. So some parts of my garden aren't suitable. I am hoping to get some more species but some like acid and I am very alkaline.
3 Mar, 2020
It’s a shame you lost some, annoying isn’t it.
I need tough stuff so thankfully the solida should continue to do ok for me, thank you
3 Mar, 2020
super colour ...
3 Mar, 2020
Thanks Terra, I hope you are well
3 Mar, 2020
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So very pretty......
29 Feb, 2020