About
Corydalis triternata is a tuberous perennial characterized by its finely divided foliage and airy clusters of slender, spurred flowers. In spring, the blossoms display a pale pink hue accented with purple at the tips of the inner petals.
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, West-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
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
- Native to
- Lebanon Syria
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in very 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
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free