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20-08-2007, 04:53 PM
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| | | Fun with fumitories
Considering the difficulties with fumitories as a group this yellow one I found on the Welsh coast is straightforward: Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis lutea). Is it a garden escapee though? 
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20-08-2007, 05:02 PM
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I don't think so. It's offered as seed or plugs from a native wildflower dealer but hey they could have been naturalised?  |
20-08-2007, 05:23 PM
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It was originally a native of the Alps but has long been naturalised in the UK (and several other countries).
It is a very beautiful plant, but can be a pest in the garden if it gets going. It has been now been moved from the genus Corydalis to Pseudofumaria along with the similar (but rather rarer) Pseudofumaria alba (previously Corydalis ochroleuca) which has cream-coloured flowers. |
20-08-2007, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx  It was originally a native of the Alps but has long been naturalised in the UK (and several other countries).
It is a very beautiful plant, but can be a pest in the garden if it gets going. It has been now been moved from the genus Corydalis to Pseudofumaria along with the similar (but rather rarer) Pseudofumaria alba (previously Corydalis ochroleuca) which has cream-coloured flowers. | Yes, I think it's a very attractive plant- both for it's delicate foliage + the lovely yellow flowers. Where I used to work it would grow virtually everywhere on walls, borders, etc + could be a minor weed; yet I've never managed to successfully grow it in my own garden! |
20-08-2007, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 yet I've never managed to successfully grow it in my own garden! | Nor me, but a friend of mine has quite a bit of trouble with it and it has spread from his garden quite a distance along the street |
21-08-2007, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiggrx It was originally a native of the Alps but has long been naturalised in the UK (and several other countries).
It is a very beautiful plant, but can be a pest in the garden if it gets going. It has been now been moved from the genus Corydalis to Pseudofumaria along with the similar (but rather rarer) Pseudofumaria alba (previously Corydalis ochroleuca) which has cream-coloured flowers. | Thank you Tiggrx for the genus update. And thank you to the others for this discussion most interesting
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