Corydalis 'Canary Feathers'
Fumitory
- Height × spread
- 0.4m × 0.45m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
A curiously showy form of the generally quiet Corydalis. This is a moderately hearty-looking small plant with light glaucous foliage that is coloured blue-grey. Some leaves may have soft pink-purple suffusion at the leaf edges. The leaflets are carried on pinkish-beige stalks and are flat and smooth-looking with forward pointing lobes, delicate in their effect. The flowers are carried on reddish stems and are coloured a vivid canary yellow. Carried in rather congested clusters, each flower is tubular in shape with flared lips. This flowers in spring and summer and does best in part shade.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Blue
- Stem colour
- Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.4m
- Spread
- 0.45m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Shady court, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Ground cover, Coloured stems, Rabbit resistant
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Remove offsets to create new plants
Offsets are small plants or shoots that develop around the parent plant. They should have developed a root system of their own before they are detached. They can be planted directly, or grown in pots if so small they could be 'lost' in the garden.
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
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