Corydalis solida

[Hoy]

I plant many  cultivars of Corydalis solida in hope of establishing a population with different flower colors. They cross and self seed in my woodland.

[McDonough]

I plant many cultivars of Corydalis solida in hope of establishing a population with different flower colors. They cross and self seed in my woodland.

I agree, I don't much care about named selected in a plant species that grows spontaneously and annually from seedlings, almost negating having named forms.  Just get enough plant & color diversity going, and the seedlings happen.  My blood red one, similar to George Baker, is now everywhere in the garden, unnamed and equally as good as C. solida 'George Baker'.  Getting some good purple ones too.  But I may consider getting some named forms of drastically different colors, to increase the "gene pool" and let the bees do the work

[Todd Boland]

I have loads too but mostly rather dull shades.  Mine are just showing buds.

[Hoy]

More colors!

[McDonough]

More colors!

Nice colors.  I like the last one in a unique raspberry color.

[RickR]

Wow! I have a friend that supposedly has George Baker, and hers isn't nearly as red.  That is just Excellent!

I have the dullish red/pinks and purple.  Still a welcome sight.  Anyone have bicolors?

[Todd Boland]

Rick, most of mine are like yours but I did luck into pale pink, a 'raspberry' form and I have 'Transylvanica' which is a lighter shade of reddish-pink than George Baker.  They are all self-seeding so I might get some more interesting colours in the future.  Mine are well into bud now but just showing the first tint of colour in the buds.  We are suppose to have cool weather for the next week so things will slow down considerably, otherwise, the first solida would have been open in the next couple of days.

[Hoy]

Mark, your red solida is the reddest I have seen! Now I have looked at all my red ones and not one is as red (if the color of the picture are true)! Some are seedlings of G. Baker.

Rick, I have one or two bicolors (1). And some white (2) hoping for crosses! But the white are slightly later.

[Todd Boland]

Love that white with the pink tint!  Exquisite!

[Lori S.]

Here's what is supposed to be C. transylvanica (or C. solida ssp. solida, whatever we're calling it these days??) with pretty good colour.  The first photo looks very red (though not as red as Mark's seedling); the second photo is probably a little closer to the truth.

[Todd Boland]

Just like mine!....except mine are only in bud.

[Lori S.]

Oh, Todd, if you are referring to my plants, they are nowhere near blooming yet!  (Photos are from last year.)

[Hoy]

Love that white with the pink tint!  Exquisite!

I think it is one I bought from Janis Ruksans, can't find the name.
Lori, yours had a brilliant color too!

[Todd Boland]

Lori, yours will still be open before mine...mine are gradually being covered by snow as I type. 

[Todd Boland]

The first C. solida opened today..at least the bottom-most flowers!  If only we could get a day or two of heat, I'd have loads open.