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    CORYDALIS                                                                          Papaveraceae  

Corydalis x allenii          7cm...£5.00

( C.bracteata x C.solida ) Easily grown vigourous hybrid with pale creamy yellow flowers marked faintly on the lip with mauve.

Corydalis ambigua        sold out

 

 

Corydalis angustifolia        8cm...£5.50

Floriferous woodland species with ice white, purple-nosed flowers in dense racemes. 

 

Corydalis anthriscifolia         1ltr...£4.00

A Chinese species making mounded growth of finely cut, fresh green leaves and lovely narrow tubular flowers of beautiful pink.

cn_blackberry Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine'         9cm...£3.50

 

 An unusual C.flexuosa hybrid with long-spurred  flowers of lilac-purple and white. Lovely in Spring in moist gritty soils. 

 

 

Corydalis bracteata 'Marina'        sold out

A species for cooler soils - conditions similar to C.solida forms are ideal. Large flowers of creamy yellow flowers on this selected form. Central Russia.

 

Corydalis buschii         7cm...£2.50

 Small, creeping species with small narrow flowers of pale pink.

Corydalis descipiens        8cm...£2.50

A pretty and lovely delicate species with decorative, roundly cut, blue green foliage beneath short spikes of numerous dusky purple flowers. Moist shade suits best.

 

cn_elata.jpg Corydalis elata          9cm...£2.50 

 

 

 

tn_elata Corydalis elata x flexuosa        1ltr...£3.25

Remarkable evergreen hybrid, literally flowering all Spring and Summer long where happy ( moist soil in part-shade ). Strong mounds of finely cut, silvery blue-green leaves and elongated sprays of long-spurred bright blue flowers with white lips.

 

 

cn_china Corydalis flexuosa 'China Blue'         9cm...£3.50

Electric blue flowers over deep sage green, ferny foliage.

 

 

cn_kingfisher Corydalis flexuosa 'Kingfisher'         9cm...£4.00

 

 

 

 

cn_nightshade.jpg Corydalis flexuosa 'Nightshade'          9cm...£3.50 

A lovely form for a moist soil. Bright blue, long-spurred flowers over contrasting coppery bronze, filigree foliage. Once you've grown it you'll wonder how you managed without ...

 

Corydalis glaucescens         £4.75

 

 

Corydalis glaucescens 'Early Beauty'         9cm...£5.50

A very pretty form with the distinction of generally flowering a couple of weeks earlier than the norm ( late March/April ) and with pleasant mounds of grey-green leaflets beneath the condensed heads of cream flowers.

Corydalis glaucescens 'Medeo'        8cm...£8.50

 A choice form with with compact racemes of white flowers bearing a rose-lilac central stripe. Originally collected in Kazakhstan.

 

 

Corydalis glaucescens 'Pink Beauty'       7cm...£6.00

Lovely soft pink flowers combine perfectly with the grey-green mounds of roundly divided leaves.

 

 

cn_golden Corydalis 'Golden Panda'        8cm...£3.50

A new introduction for the woodland garden or part-shaded border. The 'usual' lovely bright blue flowers, but in this case, contrasting compact mounds of golden yellow foliage.

 

 

Corydalis henrikii         9cm...£8.50

 An attractive eary-flowering species with lots of long-tubed and spurred narrow flowers of pale chiffon-pink over mounds of finely divided glaucous leaves. Highly desirable. S.W.Turkey

 

Corydalis intermedia        8cm...£4.50

 A relative of C.solida and happy in similar conditions. Pale flowers of mauve-blue.

 

 

Corydalis kuznetzovii         9cm...£7.50

Dense mounds of finely cut, pale blue leaves and wonderful stunning, compact racemes of creamy white flowers with pink-purple suffused lips. Strong growing forming large tubers in griity moist soil. NW Caucasus/SW Russia

 

 

Corydalis malkensis         8cm...£3.00

 

Corydalis nudicaulis         7cm...£7.50

Highly cherished species from Tadjikistan. Quite beautiful and distinct, long-spurred flowers of cream with chocolate-brown markings. A definate favourite and readily grown.  

Corydalis paczoskii         9cm...£4.00

A reliable and relatively straightforward species from the Ukraine. Good-sized, long-spurred flowers of lilac-pink with darker noses on mounds of grey-blue foliage. Not too dry.

Corydalis pumila        8cm...£4.50

 

 

 

Corydalis schanginii ssp ainae        9cm...£9.50

 Striking flowers of golden-yellow, creamy pink and with purple-tipped noses over mounds of roundly cut, fleshy glaucous grey-green foliage. Stunning

 

Corydalis schanginii ssp schanginii        9cm...£8.00

Amazing large flowers of pale rose-tinted creamy white with distinct and contrasting purple tips to the spurs and markings on the lips. Quite stunning sat above the mounds of fleshy grey leaves. S.Russia/W.Mongolia

 

 

Corydalis seisumsiana         8cm...£6.50

 ( syn.C.persica ) An easily grown species with pale green, almost filigree  foliage, and flowers of bright pale pink and white.

 

tn_solida.jpg Corydalis solida         9cm...£2.50 

A variable species but all are great for the garden, trough or raised bed. Dense clumps of glaucous blue foliage beneath congested heads of blue-purple and white flowers. Steady increase and soon makes a rewarding Spring feature.

Corydalis solida 'Beth Evans'        7cm...£4.00

A strong-growing form with delicious soft red-pink flowers. 

Corydalis solida 'Blushing Girl'         8cm...£4.50

 A lovely form with dense spikes of creamy pink flowers on small plants.

 

Corydalis solida 'Compact'     8cm...£6.00

An excellent selection from the nursery of Janis Ruksans. Deepest dark blue flowers in compact racemes and free-flowering too...  

 

Corydalis solida 'Dieter Schacht'        8cm... £4.50

 

 

 

Corydalis solida 'First Kiss'        9cm...£10.50

A recent introduction with attractive dissected foliage beneath large-flowered racemes of pure white flowers decoratively marked with purple lips. A striking form. 

 

Corydalis solida 'George Baker'         8cm...£4.00  

A fantastic bright red-flowered form. Happiest in a good, moist soil. 

Corydalis solida 'Gothenburg Strain'       sold out

A beautiful form where the masses of bright red, narrow-tubed flowers are held in particularly dense heads. 

 

 

Corydalis solida 'Hot Lips'         7cm...£6.50

 

Corydalis solida 'Penza Strain'         8cm...£3.00

Flowers in compact racemes of varying shades of mauve to deeper purple-blues. 

 

 

Corydalis solida 'Pink Splash'        8cm...£6.00

Flowers open a creamy pink and slowly become suffused with lilac tones creating a very pleasing effect. 

 

Corydalis solida 'Ruksans Red'         9cm...£8.00

A choice form with packed flower spikes of deep bright red. 

 

 

Corydalis solida incisa 'Agnese'        9cm...£14.00

A very free-flowering clone with distinct bi-coloured flowers of violet-lilac and white held in dense upright spikes. New and striking. 

 

Corydalis solida incisa 'Alba'       9cm...£7.50

A form originally introduced from northern Greece. Up to twenty flowers of pure white in each compact raceme. Unusual contrasting red pedicels add to the picture. 

 

 

Corydalis solida incisa 'Anne-Marie'         9cm...£14.00

An unusual form with large creamy white flowers, the outer lips of which are picked out on their very edges by pink-purple. Striking and wonderful.  

 

Corydalis solida incisa 'Blue Giant'        £6.50

 A particularly strong-growing form with large massed flowers of smokey lilac-blue on upright racemes. 

 

Corydalis solida incisa 'Merlin'        9cm...£11.00