Corydalis
Corydalis are rewarding little plants, for they invariably do well in shady unpromising positions, bringing colour to the bleakest corners of the rockery and garden. Plant 8-10cm (3-4in) deep.
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Solida
M5241
Dainty beauty, Corydalis ‘Solida’ brings colour to the darkest corners with light-mallow purple flowers, held on fleshy pink stems up to 20cm tall. Deeply cut, ferny foliage provides a lush green backdrop for the intriguing, tubular blooms to shine against when they flower during March and April.
Corydalis ‘Solida’ has been granted a prestigious Award of Garden Merit by the RHS for its exceptional garden qualities; it is an invaluable plant for providing interesting, colourful groundcover in tricky spaces.
Suitable for rockeries, shady woodland borders and pathways where these rewarding gems will flourish and naturalise happily.
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Solida Beth Evans
M5242
A dainty, clump-forming gem to bring colour to the bleakest corners. Corydalis ‘Solida Beth Evans’ produces eye-catching, pretty pink, tubular blooms from a bed of fern-like, soft foliage during March and April.
The charming coral-pink and white, penstemon-like flowers hang in clusters from fleshy stems up to 20cm tall.
Corydalis Solida are easy-going plants, ideal for naturalising in shady woodland borders, rockeries and along pathway edges - invaluable for providing interesting and colourful groundcover in tricky spaces.
Plant the tubers in autumn, into well-drained, fertile soil. The foliage dies back in late spring when the plants lie dormant until the following year.
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Solida Purple Bird
M5246
Generous clusters of plum-purple, tubular blooms hang from fleshy stems on Corydalis ‘Purple Bird’ during March and April.
A lush bed of silvered-green, ferny foliage provides a perfect backdrop against which the charming blooms gleam, even in the darkest corners of the garden.
Rich, well-drained soil in full or part-shade is best for these garden gems to thrive. The tubers will multiply below ground once settled, providing a more floriferous display year after year.
Corydalis ‘Purple Bird’ are ideal for planting beneath large shrubs and along the edges of shaded woodland borders and pathways. The plants lie dormant from summer until the following spring.
