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Papaveraceae
Rock Harlequin
Capnoides sempervirens
Wild beauty and transience.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Capnoides
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Biennial herb
- Height
- 30-80 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Rocky, well-drained
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Biennial
Did you know
- Also known as pale corydalis, the tubular flowers are pink with bright yellow tips, creating a striking bicolor effect.
- It often grows on rocky ledges, talus slopes, and in recently burned or disturbed areas.
- The blue-green foliage is as ornamental as the flowers and resembles that of bleeding hearts.
- As a biennial, it forms a rosette the first year and flowers the second year before dying.
- It self-seeds readily and can persist in a garden by naturalizing in rock walls and gravel areas.
Color meanings
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Fleeting beauty
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Playfulness
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Mountain spirit