aquilegia plants - A Selection

This compact hardy perennial is a much loved cottage garden variety that is perfect for smaller growing spaces, the front of borders and pots. Aquilegia ?Earlybird? Purple Blue? boasts an abundance of pretty bicoloured flowers in lilac-blue and purple which appear upon short stems, above a tidy mound of eye-catching lobed foliage. The graceful looking blooms make a wonderful cut flower where you can really appreciate their charm up close. This dwarf columbine will be happiest in a semi-shaded

A great combination for prairie or naturalised planting

Intensely coloured violet blue sepals

A cottage garden classic, these delightful aquilegia flowers of up to 7.5cm (3") wide create a bright and uplifting display of vibrant, long-spurred blooms. Aquilegia ‘McKana Hybrids’ are perfect for borders and shady woodland edges, and make exciting cut flowers for a vase indoors. An easy to grow, hardy perennial that will self seed and hybridize to provide exciting new colour combinations. Features and Benefits Colouful mix of long spurred flowers Easy to grow Perfect for dotting

Aquilegia ?McKana Hybrids? is a staple for any cottage garden! This beautiful hardy perennial produces colourful blooms of up to 7.5cm (3) across to create a showy display from May to July. A simple to grow and self-seeding variety which will create colour combinations each year. Aquilegia ?McKana Hybrids? is ideal for woodland areas and garden borders as well as making superb cut flowers for an indoor bouquet. Height: 75cm (30). Spread: 60cm (24).

A low-growing Columbine with a compact habit which comes in a beautiful mix of pastel shades of blue, pink, purple and white, including bi-colours. Aquilegia caerulea 'Biedermeier' produces double blooms on short, nodding stems above eye-catching blue-green, finely cut foliage from spring to midsummer. These 'Granny's bonnets' are great for dotting through informal borders. Height: 45cm. Spread: 40cm.

Fully double, jet-black blooms make Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow' particularly alluring. The spurless blooms are held aloft on wiry stems above airy clumps of foliage. Like all columbines, this hardy perennial is easy to grow, seeding freely to form attractive swathes throughout borders.

General description Also known as Columbine or Granny's Bonnet, Aquilegia vulgaris 'Miss M.I. Huish' is a stunning variety that produces tight clusters of deep violet flowers, reminiscent of Clematis blooms. These vibrant flowers atop tall, sturdy stems are sure to make an impact in any garden. This variety is easy to grow and requires very little maintenance, making it suitable for all gardeners. For a spectacular floral display, consider pairing it with bright whites or pale greens for an

Pillar-box red and dazzling-white bicolour blooms will add a splash of colour to late spring borders. Aquilegia 'Red Star' produces showy clusters of spurred flowers upon its slender, upright stems.

This stunning Columbine will add texture, vibrancy and ornamental value wherever placed in your garden this season. From May until August, you will witness an abundance of bright blooms that appear in a variety of pretty colours, perched upon lengthy, thin stems. It boasts bushy mounds of fresh green foliage and enjoys full sun to develop. ?Mrs Scott Elliott? would sit well in wildlife, cottage and cut flower gardens and adds decoration to lifeless borders and flower beds. Your Aquilegia will

This low growing, compact columbine comes in a gorgeous mix of pastel shades in pink, purple, blue and white, including bi-colours.

The pristine white blooms of Aquilegia 'White Star' produce a dazzling spring display. Effortlessly elegant, they rise upwards on slender stems above an airy clump of fresh, green foliage.

This beautiful Columbine is native to the Swiss Alps and boasts stunning, nodding blue blooms which appear above tall, slender stems in May and June. This variable species will sometimes produce blue and white bicolour flowers. Aquilegia alpina is ideal for alpines and rockeries, garden borders and wildlife gardens as well as making an incredible cut flower. This elegant hardy perennial looks most effective grown in groups where it will seed about to create free colonies which will burst into

This compact, well-formed Aquilegia blooms in vibrant red and yellow hues during June and July. Perfect for borders, containers, or pots, it also makes an excellent choice for cut flower arrangements. Thriving in full sun to partial shade and adaptable to a variety of soil types, it becomes drought-tolerant once established and is highly attractive to pollinators.

The striking black bonnets contrast wonderfully with the white corolla, reminiscent of a pint of Guinness, giving this Aquilegia its name ‘William Guinness’. In summer, these wonderful flower heads erupt from long graceful stems, amongst pretty green fern-like foliage. It looks wonderful in garden borders and shaded woodland edges, and makes a fantastic cut flower for indoor arrangements. Aquilegia likes to grow in moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Product