Corydalis lutea

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 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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				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.