I picked up this exciting Corydalis from the RHS garden centre at Harlow Carr last year and proves a great addition to our purple border, with green- purple leaves emerging in early spring. It is in full flower now and will soon retreat in the shadow of a large rose shrub we inherited from the previous owners. The leaves do become less purple as the plants matures, but it still is a more interesting variety compared to the ordinary C. flexuosa in my opinion. As this plant is clumping up nicely, i am hoping in can start to divide late autumn this year. The plant at the back is a climbing aconitum, A. episcopale, which has lovely dissected foliage and climbs up from ground level each year. Bought last year at Dove Cottage and survived the harsh winter without any problem. I'll post some pictures of its flowers in autumn, when it competes with the various purple clematis cultivars in the border for attention.
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