Mr Fothergills - Pictorial Packet - Flower - Aquilegia Petticoat Pink - 50 Seeds

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To prevent powdery mildew ensure your plant has good growing conditions. It should be kept moist but not waterlogged. Do not overfeed as this can encourage lush, sappy growth that is susceptible to pests and diseases. Using a mulch can help keep the plant moist. Mulching just before plants come into growth may help prevent spores being splashed onto new leaves. DAYS TO GERMINATION: 21-28 days at 70-75°F (21-24°C). Refrigerate seed for 5 days prior to planting. Light aids germination. Outdoors, soil temperature must be above 65°F.

The pure-white flowers of this variety make it a cottage garden favourite. It prefers full sun and flowers from May to June reaching a height of 85cm (33 inches).This is a cottage garden favourite and provides an abundant display of long, spurred, red and yellow flowers in late spring. It prefers full sun and will reach a height of 80cm (31 inches).

Columbines grow in a wide variety of soil types providing they don’t get too dry or too wet in winter. They will grow in full sun or part shade. One of their chief requirements is that do not get too crowded in. allow them some air around the crown and see that other plants don’t flop over the top of them. They are not terribly long lived, but will seed themselves around in areas they are happy. It was one of the badges of the House of Lancaster. Aquilegia caerulea, with its blue and white flowers, is the state flower of Colorado. Columbines used to be extensively used in times of Chaucer and Shakespeare as garnishes for food and as ingredients in medicines. Their use stopped, according to Linnaeus, when one too many children died from excessive intake. It is not used today. Yes, they do, so if you want to make sure your varieties aren’t diluted out by various coloured offspring then remove the seed heads before they drop their seed. Intense, violet-blue, fully double flowers are a rare sight in late spring and early summer—but this is just what Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow' gives you. The deep blue sepals make a vibrant contrast to the yellow stamens in the centre of the slightly nodding, almost pompom-like flowers. The dense, spiky petals are held in place, not unlike an eagle’s claw—hence the name Aquilegia ( aquila is eagle in Latin).

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You may also get different colour combinations and types due to your plants being cross-pollinated with neighbouring plants. In addition, recessive genes in these hybrids can come to the fore in self-seeded plants.

LIGHT PREFERENCE: Part Shade. Will tolerate full sun where summers are cool and plants can be kept watered. Aquilegia'Nora Barlow' is arguably the most popular of the named Aquilegia hybrids—and with good reason. It is a curiously fascinating, and quite an old Columbine cultivar, having been bred in the 1960s. The blooms start as highly decorative, tight, green buttons, and then open out to most attractive almost spherical, nodding, spur-less, double flowers. They are composed of many narrow petals of subtle red, deep pink and pale green, surrounding greenish yellow stamens. Aquilegia'Nora Barlow' is at its best from late spring and into summer. Grows in a bushy, upright clump up to 18-36 in. high (45-90 cm) and spreads 16-20 in. (40-50 cm). This perennial is generally short-livedbut will self-seedprolifically to form large colonies in satisfactory growing conditions. Tecomanthe is a group of tropical rainforest plants. As such, they prefer low to medium light, humus rich soil, high humidity, and even moisture. Soil fertility should be quite high and in low nutrient soils, fertilizing annually is recommended. This is a spurless variety with deep, maroon flowers that look wonderful with the bright green foliage. It prefers light shade and grows to around 90cm (35 inches) tall. Aquilegia ‘Ruby Port’

Agapanthus planting instructions

Aquilegia like deep soil but they are unfussy about the type. They will grow in clay as long as they don’t become waterlogged in winter. Some varieties that originate in alpine regions prefer well-drained loam. Fertiliser requirements Aquilegia is a favourite of the cottage garden as it provides good spring interest. Early flowering varieties go well with spring bulbs and primroses. May flowering varieties look good with tulips and alliums. White varieties lighten shade and contrast with the cool greens of a shady spring garden. As many tolerate shade they go well with other shade lovers such as hostas, hellebores and bleeding hearts. The dramatic maroon and cerise varieties look excellent against green foliage such as ferns. This double flower resembles a frilly petticoat. It is cerise at the base and white at the petal tips. A gorgeous addition to an old-fashioned cottage garden, this is a shorter variety growing to a maximum height of 60cm (23 inches). The larval stages of the sawfly can defoliate aquilegia plants, leaving only the leaf veins and stalks. Until recently aquilegia were not prone to many diseases. However, there is a new disease, downy mildew, which is virulent and has no chemical control. The Touchwood National Collections of Aquilegias have been severely affected. Pests

Symptoms include lighter yellowy patches on leaves, leaves disintegrating, new shoots that are lighter in colour and leaves that are smaller and often deformed. There may also be brown patches on leaves and stems. Plant the roots so that the crown is around 5cm deep. If your Agapanthus already have leaves or shoots, plant the roots with the leaves exposed above the soil surface. Aquilegias do not require much care. They will happily flower year after year and self-seed so that you always have new plants. Do keep them watering in very hot dry spells, especially if they are in full sun. Most Aquilegias do well in full sun, however, they do not like the combination of heat and dry soil, so water them regularly if they are in a sunny position. Mulching will help to keep the roots cool. The plant thrives in USDA zones 10 to 11 but in cooler regions it can survive in microclimates or in protected situations with some extra care in case of freezing temperatures.

Seeds can be sown directly in their final flowering position throughout spring. If possible, get some seeds from a friend or fellow gardener as the seeds have a short period of viability meaning commercial seeds sometimes fail to germinate. Failing this, you can buy some plants and then scatter the seeds once they have flowered to generate more plants. They bloom in mid-spring and can be a useful filler after spring bulbs are finished and before the late spring and early summer flowers are in full swing. They remain in flower for around six to eight weeks, depending on the weather. The flowers are popular with bees and other pollinating insects at a time of year when there is not much else in bloom. This disease needs moist conditions so keep your aquilegia foliage as dry as possible. Avoid planting close to other plants that hold moisture. Water at the base of the plant rather than on the leaves and stems. Water early in the day to allow water to evaporate. Keep the area weed free to allow for air circulation.