CORYDALIS lutea

Yellow Corydalis,
Yellow Fumitory

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Type:

Perennial
Height: 6"-1' (15-30 cm)
Flowering Time: Summer
Flower Colour: Yellow
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Botanical Classification:

Class:

Angiospermae (Angiosperms)
Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)
Superorder: Magnoliidae (Magnolia Superorder)
Order: Papaverales (Poppy Order)
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)
Genus: Corydalis
Species: lutea (yellow)
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Corydalis lutea

Corydalis lutea is a wildflower usually found growing on old walls. It forms dense tufts of very divided greyish leaves, like those of Maidenhair Fern, with one-sided spikes of long yellow flowers which could be mistaken for pea-flowers.

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Germination:

Autumn
Outside
(196 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a tiny pea-pod. There are few seeds in a seedpod.

Seed The seeds are shiny fat black discs with a white tip.

Seedling The seedling has bluish pinnate leaves.

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