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Aquilegia alpina

Alpine Columbine, Breath of God
Size
ex 2L pots
Availability: In stock
£8.99
Quick Overview
  • Cheerful herbaceous perennial
  • Vibrant violet-blue nodding flowers
  • Moist soil, full sun or semi-shade
  • Hardy
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Aquilegia alpina, Alpine Columbine or the beautifully named, Breath of God, is a hardy herbaceous perennial from the European Alps with vibrant violet-blue nodding flowers from late spring through to June or longer. The bright blue-green foliage starts growing around mid-February and grows rapidly and the flowers usually start to appear in May. It is a prolific bloomer and the flowers make ideal cut flowers. In fact, they probably should be cut as it is also a prolific self-seeder and your garden will soon have many more Aquilegia alpina than you ever need if you don't either cut them for the vase or dead-head them.

Aquilegia alpina is a vigourous and tough perennial, completely hardy in the coldest of conditions with the foliage dying down in autumn. It forms a thick taproot from which it grows again in the spring. The one thing it doesn't like is a hot dry summer so remember to keep it well watered during heatwaves.


Additional Information

Order Ranunculales
Family Ranunculaceae
Sub-Family Thalictroideae
Synonyms Aquilegia alpina f. gracilis , Aquilegia alpina var. minor, Aquilegia montana, Aquilegia reuteriana, Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. alpina, Aquilegia vulgaris var. typica
Geographical Origin Europe: Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland
Cultivation Moist, well-drained soil. Full sun or partial shade. Keep watered in hot dry conditions. Deadhead the flowers to avoid any unwanted self-seeding
Eventual Height 45-60cm
Eventual Spread 35cm
Hardiness Hardy herbaceous perennial
Aquilegia alpina
Alpine Columbine, Breath of God
Size
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Availability: In stock
£8.99
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