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Odd flowers on Aquilegia Black Barlow
hi, just wanted to know, its not a problem or anything, just interested and trying to learn
on my Aquilegia theres 2 types of flowers, the "normal" type and then theres also one stem thats producing these star shaped frilly flowers
sorry for the bad quality of the pics
Normal flowers
star flowers
is this normal or? thanks!
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I can't see them too well, could it be Fasciation?
The flowers look like all the others of that variety on Google.
ill see if i can get a better pic tomorrow
thanks for looking
top ones look like doubles and the bottom singles.
There's nothing standard about aquilegias unless you have a species that has been grown miles away from any other species. (and I mean species, not a hybrid or cultivar which most of them are). The are a promiscuous lot and you get what you get which will be different again in the next generation
In the sticks near Peterborough
gotcha! thanks, just as long as theres no problem with the plant
I started out years ago with one plant with light pink flowers, a gift. Initially, I didn't realise how freely they seed themselves. Now I try to dead head assiduously and remove seedlings where I missed a seed head, before they take over my entire garden! However, on the positive side, I now have an incredible range of colours from deep purple(almost black), through various lighter shades of purple, magenta, strawberry pink to pure white. There are also several bi-coloured specimens, usually combining white with one of the other colours listed. About the only colour that hasn't appeared is yellow! I have also noticed that the form also varies. I find it quite exciting wandering round the garden looking for some variation that I have't noticed previously. I love them. If you get variations just enjoy them.
You need to introduce another species for yellow Rozie. A.vulgaris alone doesn't do yellow. You could grow longifolia or canadensis from seed or buy a yellow one to extend the gene pool.
In the sticks near Peterborough