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Will my aquilegia flower this year?

lanyon.carollanyon.carol Posts: 11
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I bought the plug plants offer from Gardeners World magazine a few months back, and recieved some foxglove, lavender, pink parasol and Aquilegia Mrs Scott-Elliott.  

I have planted them out this week as they have been growing in the greenhouse although they are still very small.

Do you think they will flower this year? Or have I missed the window. I may put them in pots for this year and then plant out properly for flowers next spring?

Any help or suggestion would be amazing. 

Thank you.

Carol. imageimage

Genus: Aquilegia

Cultivar: Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Carol, they may still flower this year in the next few weeks but I would leave them in the ground anyway as aquilegia don't do very well in pots in my experience.  They send down a tap root so best left as they are.  The foliage is attractive anyway and they are as tough as old boots.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    Some of mine from last year's sowing are in flower now and some are like brand new seedlings with two leaves. Who knows?? I'm leaving them in.

    Last edited: 30 May 2016 12:49:57

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Agree with Bob, leave them, though if they've only just been put there you could group them. they make more of an impact in a group than in a row separated by other plants.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    PS, I failed to answer the question. I think they're too small to flower this year but will be great next year as long as you leave them in the groundimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • lanyon.carollanyon.carol Posts: 11

    That's really helpful. Thank you everyone for your help.  

    Carol. 

  • lanyon.carollanyon.carol Posts: 11

    And I've just seen the cat poo next to the first flower! That's very annoying. 

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    At least it was next to it and not under it!!! image

  • Peanuts3Peanuts3 Posts: 759

    I got the same offer as you Carol, however my leaves are all a red ish colour.  Anyone know why that might be ? I'm planting them out at school after half term, so they just have to stay in their little pots for another week.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    potbound and starving peanuts? Some of mine probably are, from my seed not plugs, a bit behind those in the pic



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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