Corydalis solida - which end up?

Corydalis solida - which end up?
John Lonsdale (Sun, 31 Aug 2003 03:50:53 PDT)

Diana,

The flat end goes up. Solida section Corydalis always initiate a growth
point around this time of year and it will make a few millimeters growth
then stop there until it really starts extending in early spring. Number of
growth points = number of shoots = number of new bulbs if all goes well with
next seasons growth - they renew annually. The pointy bit is where the
roots come from, although it may not look like it!

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-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Diane Whitehead
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:07 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: [pbs] Corydalis solida - which end up?

I've grown Corydalis solida for years, but never planted the bare
bulbs before. I was all set to plant a batch of Corydalis solida that
I just received from Janis Ruksans. I was going to plant the
sort-of-pointy end up. However, the other end of each bulb has a
small yellowish-green bit emerging. It looks like they may be green
if they are in the light. So should that flatter end be up?

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Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool Mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil
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