This week I'm joining in with 'Wild And Weedy Wednesday' hosted by Cathy who has an always most interesting blog over at 'Words And Herbs'. This is one of those weeds that I've so far not made any effort to eradicate from the garden - it's name is corydalis lutea also known as fumewort. It originally comes from the foothills of the Alps in southern Europe and can now be found growing wild in the United Kingdom, often as an escapee from gardens. It is a shade lover and can be found in rocky places and walls. Here it appeared by magic as weeds often do - in this case at the base of one of our house walls. Over the years it has spread by seed so that there are now a few clumps, some making for larger mounds than others. It's the fern like foliage that I especially like rather than the flower. The first flowers usually appear during April here and it will flower on and off until autumn. It appears to have few if any pests and just gets on and does it's own thing. I have read that that the flowers can be toxic to horses. Thanks to Cathy for hosting - I hope to feature another of the weeds in my garden soon.
That's a weed?!! I'd love to have it in my garden. Thus far, every Corydalis species I've tried has packed its bags shortly after planting.
ReplyDeleteI love this weed Anna! I had it at my old house - possibly planted it myself actually and it escaped! And this year I have put a bought plant in my garden in the hope it will spread here too. So glad you shared this. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a lovely thing--I can easily see why you would leave it to grow on!
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