Blackberry Wine Corydalis is a mounding herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed  blue-green fern-like foliage.  Racemen sporting fragrant clusters of wine purple tubular flowers go up in mid spring.  Best bloom in dappled sun and moist well-drained soils.  Foliage will decline in hot summer climates, but will continue to bloom through summer in cool summers.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases, but some susceptibility to aphids, mites, and rust.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Hosta, Columbine

IMAGE: Photo by peganum, Corydalis Blackberry Wine