Corydalis vulgaris. Tuberous forest corydalis

The genus Corydalis has approximately 320 species native to the Northern Hemisphere.

It's hard to find more unpretentious plantthan corydalis.

Corydalis has a bunch of advantages: frost-resistant, decorative, not damaged by diseases, blooms in early springwhen almost no flowering plants... Corydalis does not require complex agricultural techniques, reproduces rather quickly, and has medicinal qualities.

Numerous tuberous corydalis, similar in life cycle, can be divided into groups that differ in environmental requirements that determine the necessary agricultural technology.

The most unpretentious group, suitable for middle band our country includes forest corydalis species: hollow, crested Bush, Haller's corydalis, Corydalis corydalis, Caucasian corydalis, large-flowered corydalis, Kuznetsov's corydalis, Magadan's crested, Malka's crested, Marshall's crested, low corydalis, corydalis corydalis, corydalis corydalis

These crested beetles can grow in flower beds in the garden or in the grass among large deciduous trees... Corydalis loves deep loose sandy loam or clay soilsrich in humus. Stagnation of water must be excluded, waterlogging in winter is very harmful. Small tubers should be buried to a depth of 8 cm, and large tubers - 12 cm.

In addition to tuberous crested beetles, represented by a large number of species, there is a group of rhizomatous perennial crested beetles: yellow, sulfur-yellow corydalis, corydalis noble.

Even less common are annuals - evergreen and touch-me-not corydalis.

More recently, the Corydalis, found in China, entered the culture. It is a sinuous corydalis, a corydalis tall and closely related.

Corydalis growing conditions: Tuberous corydalis, like snowdrops, are ephemeroids. Corydalis grow on the most different places habitat. Forest species of Corydalis use the light time in the life of the forest, when the trees have not yet blossomed, and then fall into dormancy. Corydalis from arid zones hide from drought.

Tundra and alpine Corydalis live in the same rhythm with other vegetation of these places. Everyone is in a hurry here, because spring comes late, and winter can come at the very end of summer.

But, having a similar rhythm of life, Corydalis differ in requirements for growing conditions. Not stagnant hydration is needed for all species during active growth, but during dormancy, each plant requires what it is accustomed to. Tundra and forest species do not tolerate droughts, species of Asian deserts and low mountains need drying, and they do not tolerate wet soil.

Corydalis species do not need bright light, they feel best in small partial shade, and crested crested species in arid habitats do not tolerate shading. Arctic Corydalis require good lighting. Their tastes are varied and the composition of the soil. Loose soils are needed for forest species of Corydalis, heavy clayey with good drainage will suit "Asians", both alpine and low mountain.

Corydalis planting

Having finished fruiting, the tuberous corydalis turn yellow and then dry up, falling into a resting phase. In the soil, the plant retains tubers that are not afraid of dangers - not constant mowing of the lawn, and even drought. All transplant operations of these plants are conveniently performed in this state. But during dormancy, the plant is not always easy to find.

Therefore, plants can be transplanted during the growing season and even at the very peak of flowering. It is better to do this with a clod of earth. You need to know that when transplanting during the growth period, the aerial part breaks off. In this case, the flower will not die, but goes into a dormant phase and will continue the growing season only next year.

In stores, on sale from August to September, tubers appear that have entered dormancy. The tubers must be juicy and firm, shriveled and flabby are not suitable for planting.

Corydalis diseases and pests: Corydalis pests are the same as those of adorable snowdrops: moles, mice and viruses. The measures to combat them are the same.

Corydalis reproduction

Basically, the Corydalis reproduces by seeds. Dividing tubers is the exception rather than the rule.

Seed propagation is the most reliable way.

Corydalis use: in parks and gardens to create groups. Asiatic Corydalis are used in alpine slides: they are small and very beautiful. Light-loving corydalis that do not require watering leave an empty spot after flowering, and it is better to plant them among beautiful pebbles.

Crested partners: hosta, crocuses, snowdrops. Corydalis can be companions, mouse hyacinths, tulips.

Forcing the crested

For forcing, only one species is used - dense corydalis. Large healthy tubers are taken. The pot with the plant must be kept in a cool and dark place at a temperature of 5 ° C for 9 weeks. In a room, the pot can be wrapped in a dark bag and placed in the refrigerator.

Check the pot periodically to make sure it doesn't dry out. It is very important to observe the temperature regime, only under these conditions will the plants begin to bloom. The lighting should be good. Watered plants must be watered until the foliage turns yellow, then stop watering and put the pot in the refrigerator until spring.

Corydalis is a numerous genus of herbs in the Poppy family. The main habitat of which is the temperate belt of Eurasia and North America. This plant does not require special care and has many advantages: it withstands high frosts, has a high decorative effect and early flowering. The downside is the high probability of disease and pest damage.

Corydalis are ephemeroids, that is, they live for a short period of time when conditions are most favorable for development, and after that the upper part of the plant dies, while the tubers remain in the ground. But in a short period of life, they delight us with their white, yellow, blue or red flowers.

Varieties and types

Representatives of this genus can be divided into several groups, differing in the possibility of growing them as flower culture and care.

The least problems when growing in central Russia are caused by forest species, the most unpretentious of all:

Haller or dense ,

Caucasian ,

Large-flowered ,

Marshall ,

Low ,

Dubious ,

Intermediate ,

Narrow-leaved .

This type is the most common and can be easily grown among deciduous trees. Corydalis grow well on loose leafy humus saturated clay soils or sandy loam. Do not tolerate excess moisture.

It is more difficult to cultivate the Corydalis growing in the mountains and deserts of Asia:

Dissected ,

Emanuel .

Tuberous plants are referred to the above two types, but there are a small number of corydalis with rhizomes:

Sulfur yellow ,

Noble .

And very rarely in a domesticated form you can find the evergreen corydalis and touch-me-not corydalis.

And last but not least, it is worth mentioning the species that have appeared quite recently and have not yet become widespread:

In the wild, they grow only in Sichuan in China, therefore, for a long time they were not known to a wide range of gardeners.

We should also mention the hybrid forms that are obtained by crossing different types... They have different characteristics from their parents.

On packages with such seeds, the hybrid corydalis will always be written, and then the species from which it was obtained may already be indicated. Some Corydalis species have already become material for new varieties.

For example, the narrow-leaved corydalis became the basis for obtaining the Blue (Blue) series:

Crested Crested Heron (Blue Heron) ,

Corydalis Blue Line (Blue Line) .

Corydalis planting and care in the open field

The rules for caring for a crested hen are not at all burdensome. This plant is ephemeroid, like the snowdrop, and prefers to avoid problems rather than worry about them. They can grow in different places and can disappear from different reasons.

The most common forest varieties bloom when the trees in the forest are not yet foliated, and after that they begin a dormant period, since they cannot grow under the shade of dense foliage.

Cultures living in dry areas avoid summer heat, and those growing in the mountains and in the tundra, respectively, synchronize with the weather of their area and try to bloom and give seeds as soon as possible, because the cold can come even in the summer months.

As you can see, this plant has a fast developmental rhythm, but the care requirements for different types are still different. For example, during the growing season, plants of all types require quite a lot of water, but during dormancy, the moisture requirements are different. Forest, tundra and mountain species do not like dryness, and desert ones, in turn, do not like high humidity.

The forest type does not require bright lighting and grows better in shady areas, while mountain views, on the contrary, require bright light. There are also preferences for soils: forest species need loose and organic-rich soils, and Asian mountain species need clay substrates with drainage.

Erythronium, also called kandyk, is well suited for group plantings when growing and nursing in open ground... Not picky about care and reproduces well. You can find advice on growing and care in this article.

Corydalis transplant

Following fruiting, Corydalis begin to turn yellow and dry out, after which they have a dormant period. At this time, the tubers remain in the soil, they are not afraid of almost any external influences and sometimes it is even difficult to determine where the plant is while the dormant period is in progress.

At this time, you can easily transplant the flower to a new place by transferring it along with an earthen lump. Also, a transplant can be performed during the growing season, but then there is a high probability that the green part will come off and the flower will prematurely fall into a dormant period.

Corydalis planting in autumn

In summer and autumn, tubers are sold in the markets and shops at rest. They must be stored in a perforated plastic bag filled with sawdust. Only firm and full of juice nodules can be planted in the ground, dry and wrinkled nodules can not be planted, unless it is a desert species, the tubers of these crops may be slightly dried.

When planting, the tubers of plants are deepened depending on their size. Small specimens are buried by about 6 cm, large ones by 12-14 cm. The choice of a planting site and soil is chosen in accordance with the type of plant.

Forest forms can be grown together with snowdrops, they thrive together well.

If the summer is too humid, even the tubers of forest forms may suffer, it will be advisable to dig them up and dry them for 30 days at room temperature... You can also build a greenhouse that will protect the area with tubers from rain.

Corydalis growing from seeds

Among the ways of reproduction, the main one is seed. Rhizome division is inaccessible for almost all species, except for the Bush and Kashmir corydalis, on which small new tubers nevertheless appear. But in other species, the formation of young nodules is extremely rare, so you should not rely on it.

The seed method is quite reliable if a couple of conditions are met.

The first is sowing immediately after harvest, since the seeds lose their germination within 6-8 days. It is also important to collect them in time: the crested seeds are very fond of ants and immediately collect them as soon as they pour out of the boxes.

The second condition is a constant wet content, since when they dry out, the seeds immediately lose their germination, so sowing is best done in pots, where it will be easier to care for them.

In general, the corydalis normally reproduces by self-seeding, unless there are ants nearby, in this case there will be much less seedlings.

Diseases and pests

The Corydalis is susceptible to various pests and diseases.

Viruses can be identified by the appearance of spots and patterns on foliage , because of them, she can start swirl or hide in small growths ... As soon as you notice such symptoms, immediately remove the infected individuals, since they cannot be cured, and in the future they will infect the entire flower bed.

Fungi manifest themselves in dark spots on foliage , sometimes rust may appear, in the form red spots ... The affected parts are cut off and burned, and the plants themselves are treated with fungicides, for example, Bordeaux mixture.

Dangerous pests are moles and mice ... They gnaw the tubers, which causes rot. Rodents are destroyed by making traps on the site and flooding their holes with water. Affected tubers are pruned, treated with wood ash and slightly dried.

To chase away slugs , it is necessary to scatter the crushed eggshell or lime.

Bulb nematode is probably the most problematic pest of all. It infects the tubers of the plant, leaving ring marks behind. Foliage because of defeat starts to turn yellow .

The affected individuals are removed, and the rest are dug up and kept for up to 30 minutes in water at a temperature of 55 ° C. Further, the roots can be planted in another area, but where the corydalis grew before, it will not be possible to plant bulbous plants for a long time.

As you can see, when growing a Corydalis, a number of difficulties can arise, but, nevertheless, thanks to early flowering, high frost resistance, lack of need for fertilizers and, as a rule, rare watering, the corydalis is becoming an increasingly frequent guest in our flower beds.

Haller's Crestedor dense -Corydalis halleri Wild. \u003d Corydalis solida (L.) Clairv.

European look. In Russia, it is found throughout the European part, except for the northernmost regions. Grows in light forests, in clearings and forest edges, on humus and un-turfed soil; disappears with the development of the grass cover, especially from rhizome grasses. It is spread by ants pulling seeds. Like other ephemeroids, the shoot is fully formed in the fall, hibernates under the cover of a scaly leaf, and grows back in spring at the first opportunity. Corydalis dense is found on moderately moist soils of various textures, a very light-loving plant. For normal productivity of photosynthesis, illumination of more than 50% of full is required.

A perennial with a small dense tuber up to 1.5 cm in diameter, at the base of the stem with a scale-like leaf, in the axil of which an shoot can develop. Stem 10-25 cm high, with two petiolate leaves with double or triple trifoliate plates; segments on long petioles, incised almost to the base into linear-oblong, slightly wedge-shaped lobes; sometimes the lobes are whole or with 2-4 obtuse teeth at the apex. The flower raceme is rather dense, cylindrical. Bracts are wedge-obovate, incised from the front into linear lobes or serrated. Sepals are very small and inconspicuous. Corolla pink-violet, up to 20 mm long. The stigma is disc-shaped, finely warty-dentate along the margin. The capsule is oblong, 10-12 mm long, drooping. Blooms in April-May; the seeds ripen in May. Hardy without shelter.

The dense corydalis passes into the generative state in the 4-6th year. Blooms in April and blooms within two weeks. The beginning of the spring growing season can take place with significant fluctuations in soil and air temperatures. The flowers have a scent, contain a lot of nectar, and are pollinated by bumblebees and butterflies. The seeds ripen in the second half of May. At the same time, there is a massive yellowing of the leaves. The duration of the assimilation period is 3-5 weeks.

Notable lines: " Imp Evans "(" Beth Evans ") - pale pink with a white spur," Prasil Strain "(" Prasil Strain ") - ranges from red to salmon and pink.

The most popular and oldest variety that exists as a number of clones is the Romanian " George Baker "(" George Baker ") with cherry, almost red flowers, which began to grow the famous Dutch company van Tubergen since 1925. Other clone varieties: soft pink" Dieter Schacht "(" Dieter Schacht ")," Highland Mist "(" Highland Mist ") - smoky bluish pink," Munich Form "(" Munich Form ") - coral red," Nettleton Pink "(" Nettleton Pink ") is a powerful hot pink." Kissproof "(" Kissproof ") - white with pinkish" lips ", selected in a natural colony and, possibly, reproduced by seeds. The catalogs may offer less common varieties - the result of selection of small nurseries that collected material in different geographical areas.

Many of us are eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring, because the appearance of buds, green leaves and flowers in itself is already uplifting. Some plants growing in our forests, even under the snow, form young shoots, the so-called primroses. At the beginning of April, you can see how the lumbago, the windmill, the cleaver and, of course, the corydalis bloom. You will see photos of the most common types below.

Description

The western and central regions of China are considered the homeland of the corydalis, the flower grows mainly in deciduous forests, creating dense clumps. There are over 300 species in the genus of these undemanding species. However, many of us do not even know what a crested crested flower looks like. Outwardly, it is very similar to a delicate fern, the plant height reaches 30 centimeters.

During the flowering period (mid-spring or early summer), you can admire the yellow, pink, white, red and lilac flowers that develop on bare erect stems. Woodland, stone gardens are suitable for growing a flower, and the plant also feels good near water bodies. In nature, the Corydalis grows in the forest, some of the species can be found in European Russia and Southern Siberia.

Representative of the Dymyankov family

The corydalis plant belongs to the family of dicotyledonous plants close to poppy plants. The genus has nearly four hundred species. Many of them grow in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from the Greek word meaning "helmet" because of the shape of the flower.

A perennial herbaceous plant tuberous Leaves basal with a bluish bloom, strongly dissected. The racemose inflorescences rise slightly above the foliage. Flowers are small in size, yellow, pink and bluish-purple in color.

The Corydalis, like the snowdrop, tulip, forest tree, crocus, is an ephemeroid plant, since its growing season is short. These plants delight us with their flowering in early spring, when nature has not yet pampered with greenery. As soon as the seeds ripen, yellowing begins, and later the death of the aerial part of the plant.

Development features

Before you breed a crested beetle, you need to find out how the plant develops. After flowering (this happens approximately in April-May), the aerial parts quickly die off, and the ripe seeds fall to the ground. The tubers with accumulated nutrients remain in the soil. At this time, there is practically no foliage on the trees and shrubs.

After flowering, the corydalis, like other spring ephemeroids, disappear, reappearing the next year. So that the place where the flowers grew is not empty, you can plant various short-rhizome plants that bloom in summer or autumn: crocus flowers, lilies or irises. So your site will turn into a real conveyor of flowering plants. You can also choose a place for landing ornamental shrubs: lilac, rose or weigela.

Given in this article) looks great in combination with perennial plants, which much later begin to build up the aboveground mass. So, for example, Corydalis decorate a flower bed when phloxes or hosts are barely visible. By autumn, the plants will rise, closing their large leaves, and they will hide the void formed after the death of the above-ground part of the ephemeroids.

The low growth of the corydalis allows you to beautifully decorate and It is enough to find a place for them near a small bush that will shade the flower.

Bloom

Corydalis is a flower described earlier, appearing in early spring. White, yellow, pink, purple or purple flowers tubular forms appear on 7-20 cm stems. Gardeners are especially interested in the corydalis variety (photos of the most common species are given in this material) sinuous. This plant has a rather blue hue.

How does the crested (flower) reproduce?

Describing breeding methods will help you grow wonderful flowers in your flower bed. If you want to have crested crestedlings in your garden, you can simply transplant a plant from the forest, the main thing is to leave a large lump of earth. When digging up a flower, do not forget that its roots are quite deep. Corydalis can also reproduce with seeds.

In cultivation, plants run wild, spreading over long distances from the planting site. Quite often, ants carry seeds to a wide variety of places. Corydalis are usually found in the shade of trees, where the ground is covered with fallen leaves. Since flowering begins very early, they do not interfere with the growth of other crops in any way.

In nature, the Corydalis chooses places in the forest with humus soil, and in culture it takes root in the usual one. Excessive moisture, bright lighting and sodiness of the earth are detrimental to her.

Forcing the crested

For agrotechnical reception, which is used to obtain flowers in off-season, only dense corydalis is suitable. For distillation, only large intact tubers are taken. For a pot with a plant, choose a cool, dark place (the recommended temperature is 5 degrees), where it will stay for 9 weeks. If it was not possible to find such a place in the house, you can wrap the pot in a dark bag and put it in the refrigerator.

When forcing, it is necessary to periodically monitor the drying out of the soil. Special attention paid temperature regime, only in this way the plant will begin to bloom. Good lighting is also important. After the corydalis has faded, watering is not stopped until the leaves turn yellow, then the pot is placed in the refrigerator until spring.

Common types

In the shade of trees, the forest corydalis grows beautifully, including the most frequent representative Corydalis solida. It is a graceful 15-20 cm plant with delicate lace-like leaves and helmet-shaped flowers. Particular attention is paid to the George Baker variety, which is characterized by bright red-pink inflorescences.

Corydalis yellow in nature is found in the mountains in western Europe. The plant forms a spherical bush, reaching a height of 20-40 centimeters. Grows in groups, creating flower carpets on the ground. The leaves of this plant variety are light green, pinnate, tubular, collected in a brush.

Hollow crested - flower (description useful properties plants are given in this material), reaching 20-30 cm in height. The deep-lying, hollow, spherical tubers of the plant grow up to 3 cm in diameter. The straight stem ends in a multi-flowered raceme. The leaves of this species are petiolate, glaucous, delicate, trifoliate twice or thrice. Length of whole, oblong, sharp bracts is 2-3 times longer than pedicels. The calyx consists of two small sepals. Zygomorphic 4-petal corolla, usually purple-pink (in some cases white), reaches 22-25 mm in length. The thick spur is formed by the upper petal. 6 stamens are fused with filaments in several bundles. The anther of the corydalis is hollow, unilocular. The fruit is an oblong, pointed, drooping pod-shaped 10-12 mm capsule. The seeds of the plant are black, pinpoint, shiny, 3 mm in diameter, with a caruncle. Flowering occurs in April-May, fruit ripening - May-June.

Corydalis grows hollow in the middle lane and in the south of European Russia, you can find it in deciduous forests Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don and Saratov.

Another famous species is the Siberian Corydalis. This annual plant grows on roadsides, clearings, old burnt-out areas and along old grubbing areas of Eastern Siberia near Lake Baikal. Flowers are yellow and pale yellow. Fruits are horizontally deviated or drooping, inversely oblong box with black shiny seeds with a diameter of no more than 1.5 millimeters. Flowering begins in May-June.

Corydalis Severtsov - perennial, reaching a height of 10 centimeters, with a round tuber with a diameter of 1.5 to 4 centimeters. Opposite, dvadratrychatye leaves of a yellow or orange-yellow hue. This variety blooms in March-May.

The difference between Ledebour's corydalis and other species is pink flowers with a thick spur curved upward. The plant's tubers contain up to 1.24 percent alkaloids. In some species, the presence of sanguinarine was found, however, the problem with raw materials cannot be solved at their expense, since the size of the tubers is insufficient for this.

Beneficial features

For medicinal purposes, only corydalis tubers are suitable; they can be harvested only after fruiting. They must be cut into thin slices and dried. The rest of the parts are not needed as they contain toxic substances.

Preparations made from the tubers of the plant have anesthetic and antispastic effect, which is why they are used for arterial hypertension, seizures, intestinal diseases and Parkinson's disease. In addition, Corydalis officinalis has anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, antioxidant and hypnotic effects, normalizes hormonal levels in the weak half of humanity.

Application

From the tubers of the plant, special decoctions and infusions are prepared that help with diseases nervous system, trembling paralysis, neuralgia, damage to joints, ligamentous-muscular apparatus, bruises, arthrosis and arthritis. The powder made from the roots of the corydalis is used for insomnia, liver disease, increased nervous excitability and gynecological diseases, accompanied by menstrual irregularities.

The drug "Sanguirithrin"

Corydalis is used for the manufacture of the medicine "Sanguirithrin", which is used for myopathy, disorders of the motor system caused by diseases of the nervous system. The ointment must be rubbed onto the affected area twice a day, if necessary, an exclusive dressing will be required. The drug is moderately toxic, so a burning sensation may appear during use. In this case, the treatment will have to be stopped immediately. "Sanguirithrin" is prescribed with extreme caution to patients with epilepsy, hyperkinesis, bronchial asthma and angina pectoris.

The numerous herbaceous genus Hohlatok (lat.Corýdalis) belongs to the subfamily Dymyankovye (Fumariaceae), which is a member of the Poppy family (lat.Papaveraceae). Representatives of the genus feel great in temperate climates Northern Hemisphere. The scientific name "Corýdalis" comes from the word from greek "Cons" - helmet, which refers to the characteristic flower shape. The people call the plant "corydalis".

Biological features

Diverse annuals and perennial species crests vary greatly in appearance and way of existence. There are real herbal giants, reaching a height of 2 m, with powerful branched root tubers, and there are crumbs, the height of which is 5 cm.

Corydalis corydalis (C. fumariaefolia)

Corydalis belong to early spring tuberous ephemeroids. The tuber of a plant is a rounded root spread in width. During spring development, the tuber grows overgrown with small feeding roots that dry out during dormancy. Tubers are of two types:

Perennial. In the process of growth, this kind of root, in addition to increasing in size, deteriorates a little, becoming hollow, like a dense corydalis or Marshall.
Replaceable. Every year, a new tuber begins to grow inside the old one, which becomes its shell, for example, in the Caucasian corydalis or dense.

Stock nutrients in tuberous root thickenings enables the corydalis to vegetate in early spring. In some species, at the base of the stem there are several white or reddish scale-like leaves that protect the top of the stem from damage. Other leaves, greenish or bluish, double- or triple-complex, fern-like.

The plant has racemose inflorescences or single flowers. Each flower is accompanied by a leaflet - a bract. There are four petals. The outer two - with bent ends, the upper one creates a long outgrowth at the base - a spur, in which nectar accumulates. The two inner petals are connected together and protrude slightly between the outer cuffs, like a spout. The fruit is a capsule with a pair of thin valves. Seeds are black, massive, shiny, with a weighty appendage.

The structure of the Corydalis dense

Corydalis begin to grow under the snow, in March. And already in April, enlarged shoots are visible. The culture blooms at a soil temperature of 3-4 ° C, flowering lasts about 20 days. After the seeds ripen in early June, the aerial part disappears. The spread of seeds is largely due to the ants.

Variety of species

The genus includes about 320 species. Most of all, about two hundred, grows in the Himalayas, in Western and Central China. Where they are permanent residents of alpine meadows and feel great in the highlands, feeding on moisture from melting glaciers. Ephemeroid crested whales, similar in life cycle, are conventionally divided into categories that differ in environmental requirements that determine the necessary agricultural technology and the use of plant species in floriculture.

For cultivation in central Russia, the most optimal group is with forest species, which include:

X. Caucasian (lat.C. caucasica). It has a small rounded tuber, an oblong stem with one scaly leaf and two openwork leaves, a loose raceme, with 4-10 flowers. Corolla with a diameter of 2-2.6 cm, colors in shades of pink, pink-purple. The spur is blunt, thickened.
X. tuberous or hollow (Latin C. bulbosa \u003d cava). Height 30 cm. It has a permanent conical tuber, which becomes hollow with age, and only two wide, but delicate leaves, with many divisions into elongated lobules. A high peduncle lifts up a cluster of flowers with whole bracts. The flowers are pinkish-lilac, white specimens are found.
X. Marshall (lat.C. marschalliana). It looks like a tuberous, but the flowers are creamy yellow. When grown together, transitional forms occur with creamy white and yellowish pink inflorescences.

Corydalis large-flowered or giant

Corydalis also belong to the forest: Bush (buschii), smoky-leaved (fumariaefolia), Magadan (magadanica), Halleri (halleri), etc. They feel great in flower beds, where there is shading among tall trees. They love the soil rich in humus from the leaves.

A very interesting group of Himalayan crested whales growing in the highlands, foothills and deserts Central Asia... Our people call it the Chinese Crested. But their cultivation, in the middle lane, is very difficult.

X. Kashmir (lat.C. cashmeriana). Several tiny tubers grow near the main tuber. The plant is short with highly flexible leaves and pale blue flowers. Rare representative of the Himalayas and Tibet.
X. Darvaz (lat. S. darwasicd). Endowed with an angular, large tuber with a diameter of 5-6 cm. Several stems extend from the tuber. The opposite, gray leaves with few divisions are on the ground.

A loose brush holds flowers on thin stalks. The flowers are curved in an arc, with thin elongated spurs, yellowish and pinkish, dark underneath. Grows on rocky slopes.

X. Ledebour (lat.C. ledebouriand). It has a high peduncle and a couple of squat leaves. The brush is sparse, multi-flowered, flowers are different in shape and color. Spurs are sharp, thick; color - white, pale yellow, pale pink, with contrasting limbs.

Crested shangina (schanginii) - inhabitant of deserts and foothills

This group also includes Corydalis: Wilson (wilsonii), holosteel (nudicaulis), large-spine (macrocentra), Marakand (maracandica), etc.

Less often in culture you can find annual representatives of the genus: evergreen (sempervirens), touch-me-not (impatiens). Not so long ago, the Corydalis, found in the Chinese region of Sichuan, began to be cultivated: meandering (flexuosa), high (elata).

Photo gallery of views

Growing and care

Corydalis with small tubers are placed at a depth of 6-8 cm, large tuberous rhizomes, especially chinese crested, deepen by 11-14 cm.

The choice of the crested crested planting site and soil preparation depends on the type of plant.

Corydalis are kept as snowdrops (in shade and partial shade).

For Asian, lighted areas are suitable. In a damp summer, the tubers of such crested crested hens are dried for a month during the rest period, and then planted again.

They also have different preferences in relation to soil. Loose, organic-rich soils are suitable for forest ephemeroids, heavy clayey, well-drained soils will suit the Chinese Corydalis.

Remember! The Corydalis has a lot of advantages: decorativeness, frost resistance, flowering in early spring, does not require complex agricultural techniques, it just multiplies.

The unusual color of the Corydalis "Zwanenburg" was appreciated by collectors from all over the world

Today the variety "Zwanenburg" is considered the reddest variety of the Corydalis.

Reproduction

Seeds are the main breeding method of the corydalis. Tuber division is rarely used. Only Corydalis Kashmir and Bush create small nodules. The remaining types of division of tubers can be achieved only once in twenty. To reliably increase the number of crested crested plants, two conditions must be adhered to:

When growing from seed, sow after harvest. Try not to miss the moment of ripening so that the seeds do not spill out on their own and are not stolen by ants. One box contains 8-16 seeds.

Seeds sown and seedlings that appear in spring must not be overdried. Corydalis seeds instantly lose their germination. Sowing should not be postponed for more than a month. You need to sow in pots or boxes.

In some species (H. noble, often Skulera, and gigantic) in the first year of life only cotyledons grow, narrow and unpretentious, carved leaves grow the next year. The time of planting the winding seeds must be calculated. Seedlings may appear in the fall and freeze.

Forest species can be given the opportunity to sow the seeds themselves. Crops bloom in 2-4 years. In nature, tubers are harvested after fruiting, when a sufficient amount of nutrients has been accumulated, and the plant is at rest.

Haller's crested tuber (C. halleri) dug up in the forest

Wintering

Corydalis forest perfectly tolerate the winter of central Russia. The fallen foliage of trees is not removed: it does not harm the plants at all, the Corydalis easily find their way in the spring. Over-ripe foliage is an excellent top dressing and helps to maintain high humidity in the soil.

The Central Asian species do not tolerate the climatic conditions of the middle zone poorly. Therefore, they are wrapped and covered with a twenty centimeter layer of leaves.

Diseases and pests

Corydalis pests are the same as those of snowdrops: moles, mice, viruses. Diseases are rare and do not pose a significant threat to the culture.

Beautiful Asiatic Corydalis Popov (Latin C. popovii) among stones

Use in landscape design

In parks and gardens, the corydalis is used to create large clusters and color spots under cover deciduous trees... Asian beauties are used for decoration alpine slides, rockeries. Corydalis are placed on hills and rockeries only in places shaded by trees or tall perennials.

Asian species are planted between beautiful stones, and forest species between gradually growing perennials, so that the crested species do not leave an empty space behind. With the help of crested beetles it is good to imitate a natural corner of nature

The most suitable partners for forest species: chionodoxa, crocuses, hosta, snowdrops. Companions of the Central Asian: mouse hyacinths, juno, botanical tulips and other ephemeroids growing in arid areas.