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Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. alba
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dwarf white fan-leaved columbine

A dwarf perennial to 20cm tall, with light green, divided leaves and nodding, creamy-white flowers 3cm wide

Synonyms
Aquilegia flabellata 'Nana Alba'
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0–0.1 metre
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Cream White Green
Summer Cream White Green
Autumn
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

West–facing or East–facing or South–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Ranunculaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
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

Unresolved

Plant range
Japan

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist soil in sunny spot or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame as soon as seed is ripe or in spring. Columbines hybridise freely so the seedlings may not be true to type

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Gravel garden
  • Rock garden
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Low Maintenance
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Cut back foliage affected by fungal diseases

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, leaf-mining flies and sawflies

Diseases

May be infected by powdery mildews and aquilegia downy mildew

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