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Corydalis pumila is a small spring-flowering tuberous perennial from the poppy family, native to Central Europe and rare in parts of its range. Its key to growing is that its above-ground growth lasts only about two months in early spring, so it needs moist, humus-rich woodland soil and protection from hot, dry spells.
Corydalis pumila is a species of plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is found in Central Europe and has a small, fragmented distribution. In Poland, it is a rare species found only in the western part of the country. It grows mainly in fertile deciduous forests, rarely in cemeteries and parks. The aboveground shoot develops only for two months in early spring. As a very rare species losing its habitats, it is subject to legal protection in Poland.
Corydalis pumila grows in a variety of forest and shrub communities on fairly rich, humus-filled soils, except where a thick layer of poorly decomposed leaves is present. It is often found on the slopes of river and stream valleys and on their bottoms, on uplifted, occasionally flooded sediments. In addition, it is also common on forest edges, from where fallen leaves are blown away by the wind. The soil in places where it grows is usually quite moist in early spring, but often severely dry in late spring and summer. The plant tolerates frosts well, but if a long period of dry and hot weather occurs in spring, the above-ground shoots wither and as a result do not produce seeds, and some plants also die at that time.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corydalis pumila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
