code: 648
Aquilegia fragrans was one of the parents of this lovely new flower
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common name: Granny’s Bonnets
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 45 cm
Maximum Height: 60 cm
Packet Content(approx.): 20
Aquilegia fragrans was one of the parents of this lovely new flower which opens its unusually-large, sweetly-perfumed, palest blue and white flowers. When an established bed of these is in flower it can cause a sensation…… every garden should have one.
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.
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
