Corydalis cava is a georgous flower for natural spring gardens here in Austria. It makes many seedlings after a few years and will settle...Read More down on shady places every where
This woodland spring ephemeral is rarely available in the US, but it looks very similar to C. solida, which is commonly sold by fall bulb...Read More dealers.
Reaches 10" tall, flowers in early spring (April in Z6a). Flowers are variable in color but usually shades of mauve. Goes dormant in late spring (June here).
Being native to middle Europe, this beautiful little perennial covers wide areas in our deciduous woodlands and blooms from late march to...Read More the end of April. in it's natural habitat, it's about 4:1 pink to white flowers, giving it a nice extra texture. besides it's own color variation, it sides with Anemone nemorosa and/or anemone ranuncoloides, making early April the most beautiful time in the forest.
It grows well in the garden, but will spread, as its seeds are carried around by ants - at most places this is not a problem, since all leaves will be gone by june, just when the early summer perennials take over, so it is a wonderful filler for any open space between those perennial which take just a few days longer to wake up in spring.
Corydalis cava is a georgous flower for natural spring gardens here in Austria. It makes many seedlings after a few years and will settle...Read More
This woodland spring ephemeral is rarely available in the US, but it looks very similar to C. solida, which is commonly sold by fall bulb...Read More
Being native to middle Europe, this beautiful little perennial covers wide areas in our deciduous woodlands and blooms from late march to...Read More