How to Grow and Care for Fumeworts

An unwelcome intruder, incised fumewort spreads rapidly through its seeds, which are dispersed from the plant and launched far and wide. It grows quickly and crowds out native plants growing in the woodland understory. This plant is not commonly sold in nurseries in the United States, but has been naturalized and grows along the east coast. It has purple, tube-shaped flowers, which many find attractive, but caution should be taken in planting the incised fumewort due to its invasive nature.

Bird in a bush (Corydalis solida) is native to northern Europe and Asia and is widely cultivated for its attractive ferny leaves and long flowers that come in various shades of purple, mauve, red, and white. It is an ephemeral woodland plant, only appearing in spring and then dying back to its tuberous root in the summer.

A flowering plant, hollowroot is native to Europe. Its flowers can be purple, red, or white with long spurs. These plants flower in the spring and go dormant in the summer. Ants are known to collect the seed and transport them into their colonies.

The scrambled Eggs (Corydalis aurea) is an annual or biennial wildflower that is indigenous to North America. It blooms with yellow flowers during the spring. This species prefers moist soil.

Japanese false bleeding heart is a flowering plant from the genus Corydalis, which translates from Greek as "Crested lark" (bird). The yellow flowers with brown-purplish tips resemble snapdragons and grow in attractive clusters; however, the entire plant has a distinctly unpleasant smell. The odor may be the reason why deer and rabbits won't touch it; on the other hand, it is enjoyed by pollinating insects and hummingbirds.