Corydalis flexuosa 'Purple Leaf'
(Corydalis 'Purple Leaf')
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 15cm
Width - 20cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing, mat-forming Perennial with fleshy, upright stems. Deep reddish-purple leaves are biternate with oblong to ovate, lobed leaflets. Slender, mauve-blue, tubular flowers have white centres and are lightly scented. The Blooms are held in upright Racemes (Beth Chatto likened these groupings to shoals of fish- see note) and are produced, prolifically in late spring and early summer. The plant may go Dormant during the summer months.
Flower:
Spurred, slender tubular flowers are mauve-blue with white petals at the centre. The blooms are held in upright racemes and are produced in May and June.
Flower colour: Mauve-blue
Flower shape: Spurred, tubular flowers in racemes
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Deep reddish-purple leaves are biternate with oblong to ovate, lobed leaflets. The leaves are held on dark, fleshy, upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Biternate with ovate to oblong leaflets
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.
