Geltonasis rūtenis – Corydalis lutea

Geltonasis rūtenis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameGeltonasis rūtenis
Latin plant nameCorydalis lutea (L.) DC.
English plant nameYellow Corydalis
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • short – 21-40 cm
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalitydecorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, tubers. Tubers are dug up after leaves desiccate (between June and July) and stored in pots with sand and peat. Tubers are planted (at 5 cm depth and 8-10 cm distance) between the end of August and September. Small tuber should be planted separately. 500-600 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 3 - 5 grams of seeds sown. Seeds are sown in boxes or beds in Autumn. Boxes are stored outdoors during Winter. Seedlings do not like replantation. It is advisable to sow seeds to the final growing place. Seedlings begin blooming in the third year.