About
Corydalis schanginii subsp. ainae is a delicate tuberous perennial that reaches a height of up to 30 cm. It features finely divided leaves and produces loose clusters of aromatic yellow flowers. Each bloom has a dark brown marking in the throat and is characterized by a slender white spur.
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
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Bulbs
- 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
- Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- C Asia
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Ideally grown in sharply drained, moderately fertile soil in sun or partial shade in pots in an alpine house. Prefers more moisture in winter and partially drying out in summer, plant tubers in autumn. Plunge the pots in damp sand up to the collar of the pot to prevent drying out. Repot annually
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by allowing tubers to increase each year. Propagate by seed sown as soon as it is ripe in pots in an open frame; germination may be erratic
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free