Comments on: Good-bye, Corydalis, I hardly knew ye

By: mycorrhizal

mycorrhizal — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:10:29 +0000

Every gardener should experiment and adapt. @ Sandra Hey there are many good organic products which are good for garden care.. if we use natural products for gardening then overfeeding would not harm plants..

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 10 May 2007 00:41:16 +0000

After I wrote this post I eventually did dig up ‘Nettleton Pink.’ Well, I dug up the area but I didn’t find a trace of it. And I not only had a label in the ground but a written notation of where I had planted it. If it didn’t get eaten it rotted very thoroughly.

By: DWPittelli

DWPittelli — Thu, 10 May 2007 00:16:52 +0000

Pathology is a science too rarely applied by horticulturalists. Does anyone know of a book of gardening pathology with photos of dug-up sick and dead perennials? If not, perhaps one should be written.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Wed, 09 May 2007 11:44:37 +0000

Carol–I agree with Ted, Corydalis solida is very easy and tends to self-seed. I think my cultivars are just selections and not hybrids, and so should be just as easy. If you go to Odyssey Bulbs, it explains how different corydalis have different requirements. I tried to stick with the ones that needed moist soil. I think, Mary Ann, that there were other kinds that would be well suited to Boise.

By: Ted B

Ted B — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:09:08 +0000

I’ve killed lots of corydalis species – lutea, elata, ochroleuca, flexuosa, to name a few. But solida has done great everywhere. I’d definitely try it in Boise!

By: Srtictlly Hibiscis

Srtictlly Hibiscis — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:32:57 +0000

Corydalis is a tough plant to work with sometimes.

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:38:39 +0000

Jeeeez, at least you tried to grow it! Corydalis is not well suited to Boise. I have to admire them in catalogues, on the shelf in nurseries, and in gardens elsewhere.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:08:19 +0000

Corydalis… a plant I’ve not heard much about, but now think I should try some. That’s what I like about garden blogs… always something new to discover.

By: Ted B

Ted B — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:59:22 +0000

Kathy, As soon as I got off line I started wondering about my geneology. So I got out all my references and it turns out corydalis is closely related to dicentra (bleeding heart, dutchman’s breechs et al,that seems obvious looking at the plants) but the next closest group are the poppies not the buttercups. Both similar iconic flowers and both seem fairly pest resistant, but clearly not the same.

Check before you post is I guess the moral for me. But that’s not as much fun as just pontificating!

So are the cultivars of C. solida really much better then the species? I love my plants and can imagine them being much better. Also thanks for the link to Odyssey Bulbs – looks like an interesting place!

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:04:37 +0000

Ted, I have the straight species, too, and it has done some moderate seeding. What you say about corydalis’ plant relations does give me pause. I, too, have noticed that rodent resistance or vulnerability runs in plant families. But, boy, that tunnel went straight to C. bracteata. I really don’t know what to think, now. Thanks for stopping by.