Corydalis temulifolia 'Chocolate Stars'
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 45cm
Width - up to 50cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: An Evergreen Perennial with a bushy, mound-forming habit. Pinnate leaves have ovate leaflets, sometimes Divided, with scalloped margins. The leaves are mid-green during the summer then turn deep bronze to maroon in autumn through the winter. Pale violet-blue tubular flowers are held in upright Racemes and produced throughout the spring.
Flower:
Slender, pale violet-blue flowers are tubular in shape. The flowers are held in racemes and produced from March into May.
Flower colour: Violet
Flower shape: Tubular flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: March, April, May
Foliage:
Pinnate leaves have ovate, sometimes Divided, leaflets with Crenate margins. The foliage is deep bronze to maroon during the autumn and winter and turns to mid-green during the spring and summer. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer and smaller leaves held on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate leaflets
Pest and Diseases:
Protect from slugs and snails.
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.