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Yellow Corydalis

©Paul Slade

Yellow corydalis

Yellow corydalis is a familiar 'weed' of gardens, walls and rocky places. It is a garden escapee in the UK, so is not a native plant. Try choosing natives for your garden to prevent species escaping into the wild.

Scientific name

Pseudofumaria lutea

When to see

May to October

Species information

Statistics

Height: up to 40cm
Introduced, non-native species.

About

Yellow corydalis is a pretty flower that originally came from the foothills of the Alps in Southern Europe, but now grows wild in the UK, often as an escapee from gardens. A shade-loving plant, it can be found in rocky places and walls, in particular. It flowers from spring until mid-summer.

How to identify

The leaves of Yellow corydalis are much-divided and yellow-green. They form compact, fern-like mounds. The flowers are like small, yellow trumpets.

Distribution

Found throughout the UK, but rarer in Scotland.

Did you know?

Yellow corydalis can often be found growing out of cracks in old walls and pavements.