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Corydalis solida
Also called Bird-in-a-bush, Purple Corydalis, Fumewort, Spring Corydalis
Spring fumewort is a small tuberous perennial that comes up in early spring, flowers, and dies back to its tuber by summer. It is grown for its ferny foliage and spurred flowers in shady woodland-style gardens, and the key to success is planting the tubers in a cool, moist, shady spot.
Corydalis solida, fumewort or bird-in-a-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to moist, shady habitats in northern Europe and Asia. Growing to 25 cm (10 in), it is a spring ephemeral, with foliage that appears in spring and dies down to its tuberous rootstock in summer. It is cultivated for its deeply divided, ferny leaves and narrow, long-spurred flowers which appear in spring. The flowers show color variation, and may be mauve, purple, red, or white.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corydalis solida 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.
