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Aquilegia- (Alpine Columbine)
Aquilegia flabellata pumila |
The Aquilegia of the herbaceous is A. vulgaris and its hybrids -
1-1/2 to 3 ft. plants which are too tall for the average rock garden. Choose
instead one of the attractive Alpine Columbines with flowering stems between
a few inches and 1 ft. high. Each pendant flower wears 5 spurs and the foliage
is finely divided. One or two problems- Aquilegia are not long-lived, they
require copious watering in dry weather and cross-fertilization means that
seeds may produce plants you don't expect. Flowers appear in June and July-
dead-head when they fade.
VARIETIES:
Some consider
A. flabellata
(A. akitensis)
pumila to be the queen of the crop. The white and violet flowersare borne
on 6 in. stalks above bluish-green leaves. Another 6 in. dwarf is the
blue-flowered
A.
bertolonii. For red and gold flowers choose
A.
canadensis, a variable species producing stems between 6 in. and 1-1/2 ft. high.
A choice but difficult species is
A.
jonesii with 3 in. stems and blue flowers.
SITE
& SOIL: Thrives in well-drained moist soil and light shade.
PROPAGATION:
Sow seeds outdoors in April. Mature Aquilegias dislike
transplanting.
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