Aquilegia skinneri
Mexican columbine
A herbaceous perennial, up to 1m high, with blue-green leaves and nodding flowers in summer which have green-yellow sepals and petals with yellow-orange skirts and long, bright red spurs
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Blue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green Orange Red Yellow | Green Blue | ||
| Autumn | Green Blue | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Aquilegia are clump-forming herbaceous perennials with long-stalked, ternately divided basal leaves and erect, leafy stems bearing bell-shaped flowers with spreading, coloured sepals and petals with spurs, on branched stems
- Name status
Correct
- Plant range
- Mexico
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in free-draining soil in sun
Propagation
Propagate by seed or by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Patio and container plants
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
No pruning required, but deadheading can encourage repeat-flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids and leaf-miners
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews and aquilegia downy mildew
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