Corydalis curviflora subsp. rosthornii 'Blue Heron'
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Discovered in Sichuan, China
Discovered By - Dan Hinkley
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 30cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with a mounding habit. Fern-like leaves are ternate with narrow, finely Divided leaflets and are an attractive shade of blue-green. Tubular flowers are a vivid shade of electric blue and are tinged white at the tips. The flowers are held in Racemes and are produced continuously from early spring into late summer. Sweetly scented.
Flower:
Scented, tubular flowers are a bright shade of electric blue. Each bloom is marked with white at the tip. The flowers are held in racemes and are produced over a long period from March into August.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: Tubular flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: March, April, May, June, July, August
Foliage:
Blue-green ternate leaves have finely Divided leaflets. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the flowering stems. The stems are tinged with red.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ternate with divided leaflets
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.