Common Name | Corydalis |
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Family | Papaveraceae |
Genus | Corydalis |
species | flexuosa |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Persistence | Deciduous |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Hardiness Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Growth Habit | Mounding, Spreading / Trailing |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 8" / 8" / 12" |
Finish Time | Medium (6-8 Weeks) |
Bloom Time | May, June, July |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Flowering Season | Spring |
Flower Color | Blue |
Leaf Color | Green |
Soil | Average, well-drained. |
pH | 5.6 - 6.6 |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Special Uses | Fragrant |
Nutritional Needs | 50 ppm, strong fertilizers can burn. |
Dormancy | Winter |
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
Water (Garden) | Keep evenly moist, not wet. |
How Different? | It has flowers with a deeper blue color than 'China Blue'. |
Landscape Value | Use it in shade or part shade in a mass planting, mixed bed, or as an understory plant. 'Blue Panda is a very long bloomer in the Pacific NW. |
Finish Time to 4" | 6 - 8 weeks |
Comments | Plants go summer dormant when it gets hot and dry. Recommend transplanting to a 4" pot from a 72 cell size, not a larger size container. |
Grower Notes | USE NO CHEMICALS ON CORYDALIS without prior experience. |
Corydalis ‘Blue Panda’
This long bloomer and re-bloomer in the Pacific Northwest combines the charms of sky blue flowers and a lovely fragrance. A wonderful, fragrant blue Corydalis from China's “Panda Country.”
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-8
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 8″ / 8″ / 12″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): May, June, July
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