Mr Fothergills - Pictorial Packet - Flower - Aquilegia Petticoat Pink - 50 Seeds

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Native to Europe, Aquilegia Vulgaris, known as Columbine has escaped gardens and naturalized in parts of North America. Bushy and clump-forming, this attractive perennial has delicate blossoms in shades of blue, violet, pink, or white with spreading sepals and short-hooked spurs. They rise with natural grace in a mound of thin, leafy stems in late spring to early summer. Leaves are gray-green, rounded, and divided into lobed leaflets. A wide array of cultivars is available in commerce, featuring flowers that are single or double, short-spurred or spurless, in a variety of colors ranging from blue to violet to white to pink to red. They all are elegant additions to the shade garden! Aquilegia is mentioned often in literature under its common name, Columbine. Both Chaucer and Shakespeare write about the plant. It was used as a garnish for food and as medicine. As the leaves are toxic this is certainly not recommended.Aquilegia like deep soil but they are unfussy about the type. They will grow in clay as long as they don’t become waterlogged in winter. Some varieties that originate in alpine regions prefer well-drained loam. Fertiliser requirements This is a remarkably self-sufficient vine. Few pests and disease issues occur. In fact, the biggest problem you may have are birds making their nests in the tangled stems. The best situation for this vine is in an area where it can be allowed to do its thing without much restraint. Another cottage garden favourite this variety has long spurred lemon-yellow flowers above blue-green foliage. It is a shorter variety reaching a maximum height of 60cm (23 inches). It prefers full sun and flowers in late spring. To prevent powdery mildew ensure your plant has good growing conditions. It should be kept moist but not waterlogged. Do not overfeed as this can encourage lush, sappy growth that is susceptible to pests and diseases. Using a mulch can help keep the plant moist. SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers light shade and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Will tolerate full sun where summers are cool and plants can be kept watered.

Yes, they do, so if you want to make sure your varieties aren’t diluted out by various coloured offspring then remove the seed heads before they drop their seed. This Aquilegia is highly sought-after for its cheerful flowers and graceful, upright habit. One specimen on its own is a talking point, but when several plants are grown together, there’s a wow factor like no other. And flower arrangers love it, too! Grow Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade. Being perennial in nature, you can lift and divide clumps every three to five years.Aquilegia is a favourite of the cottage garden as it provides good spring interest. Early flowering varieties go well with spring bulbs and primroses. May flowering varieties look good with tulips and alliums. White varieties lighten shade and contrast with the cool greens of a shady spring garden. As many tolerate shade they go well with other shade lovers such as hostas, hellebores and bleeding hearts. The dramatic maroon and cerise varieties look excellent against green foliage such as ferns. This is a wine-red double spurless variety. It can range from 60-90cm (23-35 inches) in height and flowers well, even in shade. As one of our native plants, aquilegia vulgaris are well adapted to most of our garden soils and conditions. They prefer a moist, well-drained soil and are happy in sun or dappled shade. They do not need much fertiliser, if the leaves are too lush they can be susceptible to fungal disease, so make sure there is plenty of air circulation around the plants. Some of the cultivars bred from North American forms prefer to be in a more open sunny position. Grows in a bushy, upright clump up to 18-36 in. high (45-90 cm) and spreads 16-20 in. (40-50 cm). This perennial is generally short-livedbut will self-seedprolifically to form large colonies in satisfactory growing conditions. May be grown from seed sown directly in the garden in spring (after the danger of frost has passed). Division is possible in spring, but it may take some time for the plant to recover.