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Aquilegia

steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
edited July 2023 in The potting shed
Do all aquilegia flower stalks fall over? I really like the flowers, but they become a pain when they go to seed as they seem (intentionally? Do they fall to ensure their seeds fall a stalks length away?) to fall over. I can't stake each one - what do you use to keep them upright?  Or is it just the dry wether that's making them fall?

Sod's law this year as well, is that they deem to be going into a second flowering now - and they're almost on the ground!
UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Some of mine fall over, most don't.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I plant my perennials so close together they hold each other up.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    It's not a 'design' feature then? I thought Nature was being clever and making sure the next generation had space to grow!
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    I grow various Aquilegias - the only ones which noticeably "tip over" after flowering are those which are shaded by trees.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    That would fit with what I'm seeing. The original ones were under a flowering cherry, and I seeded from them to a spot under the trees in our wilderness bit under a plum and cherry. Both sets 'fall over'.

    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
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