code: 644
Superb on a rockery or in a container
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common name: Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine, Granny’s Bonnets
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 8 cm
Maximum Height: 10 cm
Packet Content(approx.): 20
A choice and absolutely exquisite dwarf columbine bearing disproportionately large blue and white flowers on short stems on very compact, glaucous-leaved plants. Superb on a rockery or in a container.
Sowing advice:
For best results, sow seeds immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and germination can sometimes be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. However, we sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination as many seeds have built-in dormancy mechanisms, and often wait for spring before emerging regardless of when they are sown. But spring sowing will obviously give them a full season of growth if successful germination occurs.
Species:
saximontana– A. saximontana is a compact, mound-forming, deciduous perennial with leaves divided into two lobed, blue-green leaflets and, in late spring and early summer, short stems bearing nodding, lavender-blue flowers with white inner petals and hooked spurs.
Foliage:Deciduous
Habit:Upright, Erect flower stem, Clump-forming
Toxicity:May cause stomach irritation if ingested.
