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Papaveraceae
Yellow Corydalis
Pseudofumaria lutea
Quiet persistence.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Pseudofumaria
- Native to
- Southern Alps
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 8-15 in
- Sunlight
- part shade to shade
- Soil
- well-drained, gritty
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It blooms almost continuously from spring through frost — unusual for a shade perennial.
- Self-seeds happily into stone walls and gravel cracks where almost nothing else can grow.
- Each tubular flower has a tiny spur that holds nectar for long-tongued bumblebees.
- Its delicate ferny foliage is often mistaken for dicentra (bleeding heart), to which it's distantly related.
- Was once classified as Corydalis lutea before botanists separated it into its own genus.
Color meanings
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unassuming charm
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longevity