About
Corydalis 'Canary Feathers' PBR is a compact perennial that reaches approximately 25cm in height and width. Its foliage consists of blue-green, ovate leaflets that are deeply lobed. From late spring through summer, upright stems produce racemes of tubular yellow blooms.
About the genus
Corydalis includes annuals, biennials, and perennials that can be either tuberous or rhizomatous. The plants feature leaves that are either ternately or pinnately lobed, and they produce racemes adorned with spurred, tubular flowers.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich soil in partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in autumn
- Pest resistance
- Slugs and snails may be a problem
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free