Most catalogs list this plant as solida . This Corydalis is a real cutie. It emerges in very early spring, one stem to the tiny tuber, blooms and is soon dormant. Foliage is less than six inches in height. The plant is practically covered in blooms.
Color can vary and there are named cultivars.
The one usually received is a soft rose-lavender or purple. Be sure and buy a bunch for they look best in drifts of six or more. C. ochroleuca closely resembles C. lutea in foliage and size. Blooms are a pale cream, the petal tips a darker butter-yellow. Mine are growing in a rich alpine mix and performs well.