About
Corydalis temulifolia 'Chocolate Stars' is a compact evergreen perennial that reaches a height of up to 40 cm. Its foliage consists of ovate leaflets with scalloped edges, displaying a reddish-brown hue during autumn and winter. As spring arrives, the leaves take on bronze tones before transitioning to an olive green by late spring and into summer. In spring, slender, tubular flowers in a lilac-pink shade emerge on upright stems, rising above the foliage.
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
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- 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, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich soil in partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free