ON THIS PLANT
Corydalis solida, fumewort or bird-in-a-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to moist, shady habitats in northern Europe and Asia. Growing to 25 cm (10 in), it is a spring ephemeral, with foliage that appears in spring and dies down to its tuberous rootstock in summer. It is cultivated for its deeply divided, ferny leaves and narrow, long-spurred flowers which appear in spring. The flowers show color variation, and may be mauve, purple, red, or white.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Corydalis
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 15 cm to 30 cm
- Mature Spread
- 34 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Silver
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Purple, Pink
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm to 5.08 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Native Area
- Tajikistan, Turkey, Austria, Sweden, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, France, Albania, Algeria, Romania, Belgium, Netherlands
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Bird-in-a-bush en Fumewort en Fumaria en Spring fumewort en Spring Corydalis en Purple Corydalis en Bird in a bush en Bulbous corydalis en Solid-tubered corydalis en Purple Fumitory en Brebenel en Cīrulīši (LVL) ru Лесичина ru Орлови гащи ru Петльови гащи ru Лисичина ru Ряст щільний
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