Pink Corydalis Capnoides sempervirens
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Capnoides sempervirens
- Corydalis sempervirens
- Phonetic Spelling
- kap-NOY-des sem-per-VY-renz
- Description
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Rock-harlequin is an annual or biennial flowering plant in the poppy family (Papaveraceae) native to rocky woodland and burned or disturbed places in northern North America. It is typically found in the New England states, the Great Lakes area and south along the Blue Ridge Mountains into the northwestern portion of Georgia. It is abundant in Canada, and it can also be found in Alaska.
It will only produce basal rosette foliage in its first year. It may overwinter as a rosette and flower in the spring. Starting in its second season it will send up many branched stems that will flower. Flowering can take place from spring to fall, depending on your location. It blooms earliest in the Appalachians and latest in the western states.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Can be mildly invasive. Rabbits may browse the foliage.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Capnoides
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Papaveraceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Wildflower
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Alaska to North Central & Eastern U.S.A
- Distribution:
- AK, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
- Fire Risk Rating:
- medium flammability
- Wildlife Value:
- Skipper butterflies and bumblebees feed on the flowers' nectar.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Easy to Grow
- Wildlife Food Source
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- After flowering, long, erect, narrow seed pods are produced. The dry fruit will split open when ripe.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Forms delicate, bi-colored clusters of 0.5-in. drooping, sac-like, single spurred, pale pink tubular flowers with yellow tips. The petals are fused into a tubular shape.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Waxy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Palmasect
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 1-4 in. finely divided, pale bluish-green leaves. The lower leaves are stalked with the upper leaves are typically stalkless. There is one leaf per node along the stem. Groups of 3 to 5 leaves with leaflets cleft into 2 or 3 parts that are again divided into thin segments.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Slender branching stems will appear near the top of the plant.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Slope/Bank
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Native Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Shade Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Insect Pests
