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Corydalis malkensis
Alexeenkoana of Gardens
Origin: Caucasus, Russia and northeast Iran.
| Family |
| Papaveraceae |
| Genus |
| Corydalis |
| Species |
| malkensis |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Corydalis caucasica var. alba |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5- H7 (RHS states H5, proven reliably hardy to H7) |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 to -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 4 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Excellent as ground cover in a rock or cottage garden. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun or partial shade in a rich, moist, well-drained soil. If grown in a container, repot annually. |
| Shape |
| Clump-forming. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Slugs and snails. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth stems and tuberous roots. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are pale green and palmately divided into narrow segments. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers appear on erect racemes, are white and tubular and measure up to 2 cm in length with broad lips. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Mac Cuddy Botanic Garden, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Allowing natural increase of tubers or by seed. |
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