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Yellow Corydalis

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Yellow corydalis

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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.

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Pseudofumaria lutea

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May to October

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

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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.

What to look for

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

Where to find

Found throughout the UK, but rarer in Scotland.

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