About
Corydalis decipiens misapplied is a robust tuberous perennial that reaches up to 25 cm tall. It features grey-green, lobed foliage and produces upright clusters of purple, two-lipped blooms in the spring.
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
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden, Wildflower meadow
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in well-drained moderately fertile soil. May tolerate partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers in an open frame when ripe or by division in autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free