Aquilegia Columbine – Crimson Star

Aquilegia Columbine – Crimson Star

Aquilegia Columbine – Crimson Star. This has to be one of the easiest and most rewarding Perennials available producing beautiful flowered long spurred blooms on slender stems in a an eye catching red & white combination. Provide it with a humus rich, slightly acidic soil. And you will be rewarded with an abundance of blooms in late spring and early summer. Excellent as a cut flower.  Height 75cm.

Cultivation Advice Aquilegia Columbine – Crimson Star

• Sow under-cover from 4-8 weeks before the last frost through to Jul, cover seeds very lightly with vermiculite and expect germination within 2 – 6 weeks at 15 to 20 °C.
•  Transplant and grow on gradually acclimatising to outdoor conditions.
• Seeds sown late will over-winter under glass / cover.
•  Aquilegias will readily re-seed and can be sown direct to borders or in wild / natural grass areas.
•   Feeding is unnecessary unless the soil is exceptionally poor. An aquilegia should not need staking, but an overfed plant will flop.