You have Norah Barlow too. Do you find it mixes with the others to get hybrids, or have you not had it long.? It's what I started with, then the bees were visiting neighbours as well, and I get all sorts.
Many many years ago I saw Carol Klein on tv and she was laughing at some particular plant and saying "how fecund are these"? I can only think now she was talking about aquilegia! Beautiful!
Mine come under the wishy washy laundry category except one that a bird must have left which is about the colour of your violet pom pom but a different shape.
This is only the second full season in their permanent bed fidgetbones so I imagine hey have just been making themselves at home. That said I do seem to have a rather lovely dark chocolatey purple variety spring up, I haven't planted them and don't have any of that shape in the garden but I'm not complaining. Maybe I should have a play at cross pollinating them just to see what happens. Sorry it's not the best picture in the world I'm pretty useless with these phone cameras
I was so enthused by the photos on this thread that I went to the Touchwood site to order some seeds of my own, only to find out about the downy mildew, how very sad! What are people's experiences and thoughts on this? She has made it very clear that sending seeds out may introduce the disease into the garden/area which would be extremely sad!
Can anyone recommend an absolute tart as I would like to add to the aquilegia gene pool in my garden? Different colours appear every year, but they seem to be mostly the same shape. No pics as they've all gone over now.
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You have Norah Barlow too. Do you find it mixes with the others to get hybrids, or have you not had it long.? It's what I started with, then the bees were visiting neighbours as well, and I get all sorts.
Many many years ago I saw Carol Klein on tv and she was laughing at some particular plant and saying "how fecund are these"? I can only think now she was talking about aquilegia! Beautiful!
Mine come under the wishy washy laundry category except one that a bird must have left which is about the colour of your violet pom pom but a different shape.
Lovin' em all!
Also have white, and an alpine white.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
This is only the second full season in their permanent bed fidgetbones so I imagine hey have just been making themselves at home. That said I do seem to have a rather lovely dark chocolatey purple variety spring up, I haven't planted them and don't have any of that shape in the garden but I'm not complaining. Maybe I should have a play at cross pollinating them just to see what happens. Sorry it's not the best picture in the world I'm pretty useless with these phone cameras
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My 1st aquilegia flowers, not as stunning as some, but enough to enthuse me to buy some more varieties
These are gorgeous Jason - really striking colours and so pretty.
I love aquilegias! Mine are almost over and covered in dandelion seeds, "snowing weeds" like my lo calls it! But here are a few.
I have ruby port seeds on my list... And Mother Nature can do the rest!
I was so enthused by the photos on this thread that I went to the Touchwood site to order some seeds of my own, only to find out about the downy mildew, how very sad! What are people's experiences and thoughts on this? She has made it very clear that sending seeds out may introduce the disease into the garden/area which would be extremely sad!
Can anyone recommend an absolute tart as I would like to add to the aquilegia gene pool in my garden? Different colours appear every year, but they seem to be mostly the same shape. No pics as they've all gone over now.