Aquilegia Mrs Scott-Elliot hybrids
columbine Mrs Scott-Elliot hybrids
Vigorous but short-lived, clump-forming perennials to 90cm, with mid-green leaves divided into rounded leaflets. Downward, outward or upward-facing flowers, with long spurs, appear from late spring to early summer, in a range of colours including pale yellow, purple and white, purple and yellow, red and white, red and yellow and pink and white
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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 | Yellow Pink Purple Red | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow Pink Purple Red | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to the UK
- 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
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. See aquilegia cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed; home-saved seed may not come true. Established plants can also be propagated by division in spring, but they dislike root disturbance and will be slow to recover
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
To encourage more flowers (and prevent self-seeding) deadhead regularly. Cut back foliage after flowering to promote fresh growth in late summer
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, leaf miners, aquilegia gall midge and aquilegia sawfly
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews and aquilegia downy mildew
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