Much easier and longer lived than C. flexuosa in eastern North America.
Unlike C. flexuosa, which it resembles, it does no...Read Moret need perfect drainage, and it seems to be more tolerant of warm summers. This is not a bulb or tuber, but a regular clump-forming perennial that does not go dormant till frost.
Very similar to C. omeiana, which is often mixed up with C. elata in commerce---nurseries often sell C. omeiana labeled "C. elata."
I had it for a couple of years, but I allowed it to be crowded out by its neighbors.
A similar-looking hybrid, C. x 'Craigton Blue' (C. flexuosa x C. elata), seems to be more vigorous for me.
Utterly delightful, but rather taller than I was expecting after growing other corydalis of more diminutive stature. Mine is about 2 1/2...Read More ft. and magnificent, growing in rich soil with afternoon shade on a fairly sunny north side of the house (About 6 hrs full sun midday in summer.) It's increased in size at least 3x since it's purchase last spring. I love the scarlet hued stems and dotting on the leaves. The flowers are rich, intense TRUE cobalt BLUE! A hard to find colour indeed. Blooms June-Sept- If you like dicentras you'll love this plant. Does not self seed readily, (but I hope it will try this year.)
I added this plant to my garden a couple of years ago (in 2004), and it's made it through the winter successfully every year since. A tr...Read Moreuly lovely plant, it's foliage is as attractive as the flowers. I successfully propagated a couple of plants this year from it's seed - which made me very happy since it was a "one time deal" from the nursery I originally got it from.
I tried (unsuccessfully) a few times to grow various Corydalis flexuosa varieties. I had almost given up on ever having the blue flowers...Read More of Corydalis until I tried elata. I am thrilled! I planted mine last year, and it survived and is now blooming. I am always in search of hardy perennials with truly blue flowers. (My definition of blue is significantly narrower than the one used by many catalogs and books.) I have found a winner here!
Much easier and longer lived than C. flexuosa in eastern North America.
Unlike C. flexuosa, which it resembles, it does no...Read More
Utterly delightful, but rather taller than I was expecting after growing other corydalis of more diminutive stature. Mine is about 2 1/2...Read More
I added this plant to my garden a couple of years ago (in 2004), and it's made it through the winter successfully every year since. A tr...Read More
I tried (unsuccessfully) a few times to grow various Corydalis flexuosa varieties. I had almost given up on ever having the blue flowers...Read More
Very delicate. Leaves are lacy and grow in triplets, similar to Columbine.
Fragrant cobalt blue. Blooms May-June with shade.
Rich moist soil. Does not grow dormant and is more upright than other types.