About
Corydalis wendelboi subsp. congesta is a perennial bulb that forms dense clumps. It features dark green, lobed foliage and erect stems that bear elongated, tubular flowers. These blooms emerge in early to mid-spring, displaying a pink-purple hue complemented by a white throat.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- 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
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in neutral to slightly acidic, moderately fertile, humus-rich, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil, in partial to full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free