Botanically speaking, perennials are plants that last for three or more years, returning year after year, but generally having a short blooming period. Annuals will bloom for an entire season and then ...

Some of my best plantings are not my doing. My role, in these cases, has been to recognize the plants’ qualities and then leave well enough alone. Those pastel-pink columbines that look so pretty in ...

Corydalis is one of gardening's perfect little secrets. There are many varieties and lots of different species, from rampant ones (C. lutea) to amazing treasures such as 'Wildside Blue.' The intensity ...

Some of my best plantings are not my doing. My role, in these cases, has been to recognize the plants’ qualities and then leave well enough alone. Those pastel-pink columbines that look so pretty in ...

However tempting they look in a small pot, some inevitably disappoint in the garden, but occasionally one will astound you and Corydalis malkensis is such a plant. It has charmed me for several years, ...

When it comes to treating pain, a new study suggests traditional Chinese medicine has been getting it right for thousands of years. A chemical compound found in the underground tubers of the Corydalis ...

Blue corydalis plant. Credit: Lotus Johnson / flickr The researchers analyzed YHS pain relief properties in mouse tests that monitor acute, persistent inflammatory and chronic neuropathic pain, ...

An ancient Chinese herbal remedy could be used to fight chronic pain, new research has revealed. The roots of the flowering plant Corydalis – a member of the poppy family - have been used for ...