The Plants
Aquilegia 'Bluebird'
columbine

£9.00
An elegant Aquilegia with large, long-spurred pure white flowers alight firm lengthy stems.
Type
- Perennials
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Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Woodland area
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Attractive to bees
Care instructions
Cut back stems after flowering or leave to self-seed. Self-sown aquilegias look charming naturalised amongst shrubs and roses, however, the plants interbreed freely and seedlings are rarely much like the parents. Cut down leaves in autumn, or earlier if affected by fungal diseases.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 50cm
Eventual spread: 50cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
- North
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Coastal