- Dainty blooms for early summer
- Unusual double, short spurred 'Columbines'
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Aquilegia Biedermeier Mixed Seeds
- Sow: February to June
- Flowering: May to July
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-42days. Transplant individually when large enough to handle to 8cm (3") pots. (Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 30cm (1') apart.
- Outdoors Sowing Guide: Sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4") deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn.
- Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
- Position: Part shade
- Hints & Tips: The trimming back of dead stems after flowering will encourage the plants to remain as a compact clump.
- Approximate Maximum Height: 60cm
- Approximate Maximum Spread: 40cm
- Flower Colour: Mixed
- Hardiness & Longevity: Hardy Perennial
- Pack Size: 100 Seeds
