This cluster of Corydalis solida has lost it recording label , but perhap is is a smorgasbord of “ George Baker ’ seedlings . Still , nice as ever . It ’s is amazing to watch these Corydalis set seed , produce to small colossus , and then disapear all in the affair of five week or so . Still , they are the crown jewels of our spring garden , and I ca n’t get enough of them .
attend for ant - inseminate seedling eavery spring , and be sure not to cover with mulch . Can you see the Corydalis seedling here ? Of of course , the orotund - cotyledons of the jewel - mourning band will necessitate to be pulled quicly before it ovrcomes the cute corydalis seedling . If you do n’t mulch with wood chips , you coudl be bless with a crop of your own corydalis solida seedling , and since they are ephemeral just like thier parents , expect for them to dissapear by July , where thier midget bulb will sit safe underground until next spring . Naturally , this signify , keeping the soil weed , and that you will require to be careful digging during the summertime . Fergus assist compass , and discover more corydalis seedling . Well , that ’s what Irish Terriers do , I judge , at least ours .
Maybe berfus was looking for Margaret , since she is currently in ‘ heat ’ and shut up in the planetary house . This pink Corydalis soliday crossbreed is also squall ‘ Margaret ” . bred by Janus Ruksans in Latvia , and available in the late summertime in his catalog . It is a very virgin pink . THis stem is flyspeck , only because this amount from a set of bulbs that we‘re squeeze last winter for the National Rock Garden Society Winter STudy Weekend Plant Show , in NYC . I would normally jactitate the bulbs , but since these are a little rarified and dearly-won , I bring it into the glasshouse all winter , and let it go dormant last spring , where it sat juiceless in a pot in the alpine theatre until last autumn , when I recover the green goddess , and thought that I may have lost them all … .. trueness be told , the bulbs we ’re modest , since they never recieved the right nutrients , but I planted them cautiously in October 2006 , and behold , a duo flowers . Next year , they should go back nicely . Same goes for the midget decrepit stem of Corydalis solida ‘ Purple Splendor ’ below .
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