Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Dark Purple' (Clementine Series) (d)

RHS Plant Profile
columbine 'Clementine Dark Purple'

Save a plant

Where do you want to save Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Dark Purple' (Clementine Series) (d)?

Plants I own
Wishlist
Go to My Plants
columbine 'Clementine Dark Purple' RHS
Herbaceous Perennial
Buy this from Plant Nurseries
2 Suppliers

A short-lived, herbaceous perennial, up to 40cm high, with pale blue-green divided leaves and dark purple flowers in late spring or early summer. Flowers are semi-double and pompon-like, up to 4cm across, face upwards and do not have any spurs

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H7

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical 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
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in free-draining but moisture-retentive soil in sun or partial shade; may also be grown in containers

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs

Pruning

No pruning required, but can be cut back after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, aquilegia sawfly, leafminers, and caterpillars

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews, aquilegia downy mildew, and fungal leaf spot