I have photos but they are not from my garden so I'm cheating a bit, sorry. These photos I took in Regents Park in London, opposite my work. They are all of the stunning Nora Barlow. I wish I had some :-( :-(
Wakeshine, keep an eye on the seed swap thread later on in the year, if you want to grow from seed. You could use a coldframe if you have no greenhouse. Inside the house is usually too warm for them, they tolerate cold in winters better than heat.
Plants are usually sold in garden centres in flower in early May.
Dormant roots are available during the winter from many suppliers.
This is my Aquilegia 'William Guiness', which has been in the ground about 3 years now and this year has produced a lovely stand of flowers, although badly infested with greenfly.
This one I don't know the name of and found it in a clump of Shasta daisies, which I have now cut back to give the aquilegia light and room to grow and spread. It's white with a pink tinge.
And this is my Aquilegia alpina, which has spread around my front garden.
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I have photos but they are not from my garden so I'm cheating a bit, sorry. These photos I took in Regents Park in London, opposite my work. They are all of the stunning Nora Barlow. I wish I had some :-( :-(
Wakeshine, keep an eye on the seed swap thread later on in the year, if you want to grow from seed. You could use a coldframe if you have no greenhouse. Inside the house is usually too warm for them, they tolerate cold in winters better than heat.
Plants are usually sold in garden centres in flower in early May.
Dormant roots are available during the winter from many suppliers.
Hi Wakeshine.
They are lovely! My friends in France have this variety. Wish I'd collected some seeds while I was there.
This is my Aquilegia 'William Guiness', which has been in the ground about 3 years now and this year has produced a lovely stand of flowers, although badly infested with greenfly.
This one I don't know the name of and found it in a clump of Shasta daisies, which I have now cut back to give the aquilegia light and room to grow and spread. It's white with a pink tinge.
And this is my Aquilegia alpina, which has spread around my front garden.
I've cut them back now due to greenfly
That last one is so beautiful Stevo4, stunning!
I have to admit its my fave too
Do you know its name?
Afraid not. It was a tiny little specimen that I rescued from a GC that's a bit lax, but had no name on it.
Are aquilegia slug proof?