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Papaveraceae
Golden Smoke
Corydalis aurea
Transience and beauty.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Corydalis
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Annual or biennial
- Height
- 10-40 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy, rocky
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- Annual to biennial
Did you know
- The common name 'golden smoke' comes from the smoky, hazy appearance of the finely dissected blue-green foliage.
- Each flower has an elaborate spur at the back that stores nectar for long-tongued pollinators.
- It often appears in large numbers on recently burned or disturbed ground.
- The plant is in the same family as poppies and shares the production of alkaloid compounds.
- Its seeds have oily appendages called elaiosomes, which ants collect and transport to new locations.
Color meanings
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Fleeting moments
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Golden haze
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Wildflower spirit