aquilegia plants - A Selection

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

From May to July, this fascinating columbine blooms with lengthy spurs that perch on tall, slender stems and make wonderful cut flowers. Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Star' is a wonderful addition to borders, woodland areas, and wildlife gardens, where it'll entice a plethora of pollinating insects. It distinguishes itself from other cultivars by having yellow flowers, which are unusual among Aquilegias. This enchanting cottage garden perennial is also low-maintenance and simple to grow. Height:

Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Atlantis' is a charming plant that enhances any garden with its exquisite beauty while also drawing in pollinators. Its small stature and lovely blooms make it a flexible option for a variety of garden environments. This perennial is not only visually appealing but also plays a role in supporting local wildlife, making it a wonderful choice for eco-conscious gardeners.Standing at a height and spread of 30cm, this compact, clump-forming perennial boasts a bushy

While perfectly at home in cottage garden borders and woodland settings, these blooms also unveil their versatile nature. Plucked for indoor displays, they bring the elegance of nature indoors, adorning your home with their delicate allure. As a cherished presence in cottage gardens, wildlife-friendly spaces, and cut flower gardens, Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-Elliott' enchants with its enduring charm. With a height of 60cm (24") and spread of 40cm (16"), these blooms swiftly naturalize, forming a

Intensely coloured violet blue sepals

A reliable hardy perennial which is guaranteed to brighten up herbaceous borders and cottage gardens from May to July. Aquilegia 'White Star' produces dazzling white star-shaped blooms which burst into colour above slim, erect stems. This beautiful Columbine is a robust variety which will happily spread its seed to reappear year after year. Adored by garden pollinators and looks superb in a cut flower vase display! Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18).

Grow what is possibly the most beautiful Aquilegia of all! This glorious Granny’s Bonnet boasts light to deep blue and white flowers measuring 2-3 inches across. Awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit, this is an excellent border perennial that blooms for several weeks and will grow in sun or light shade. Enjoy the nodding blooms from May to July each year and use some as cut flowers for the home. Sow spring to mid-summer in a free draining seed compost just covering the seed with compost.

Aquilegia caerulea ?Vermont? is a captivating variety of columbine that enchants garden enthusiasts with its graceful, long-spurred blossoms. The flowers, adorned in a soft lavender-blue hue complemented by pristine white centers, exude a delicate charm that enhances the beauty of late spring and early summer borders. This perennial is not only visually appealing but also remarkably easy to cultivate, making it a favored choice for cottage gardens, wildlife-friendly landscapes, and mixed

Create a contrast among brightly-coloured or white spring flowers with magnificent Aquilegia ‘Black Barlow’. Producing a stunning array of jet black double flowers which nod at the top of upright slender stems, these fabulous Columbines are eye-catchingly beautiful wherever you choose to grow them - be it in a sunny traditional mixed border or contemporary container. Aquilegias are really easy and reliable to grow, returning every year for a repeat performance, the nectar-rich flowers

Transform your garden with the enchanting beauty of Aquilegia 'Sunshine'. These seeds produce plants with frilly double blooms in captivating colours, making them a standout feature in any garden. The delicate flowers not only add aesthetic appeal but also attract essential pollinators like bees and butterflies, contributing to a thriving ecosystem.Aquilegia 'Sunshine' seeds are perfect for planting in drifts throughout borders, creating a natural and effortless display of colour and texture.

Aquilegia ‘Earlybird™ Purple Blue’ is a compact variety of this cottage garden staple that is ideal for small spaces, containers and the front of borders.

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

Also known as Columbine or Granny's Bonnet, this stunning new Aquilegia produces tight clusters of deep violet flowers that could almost be mistaken for the blooms of a Clematis! Atop tall, sturdy stems, these vibrant blooms are sure to make an impact in the garden. Aquilegia vulgaris 'Miss M.I. Huish' is easy to grow for all, and requires very little maintenance. For a truly spectacular floral show, we recommend growing this variety alongside bright whites or pale greens to create an

The striking purple-black bonnet-like petals of Aquilegia ‘William Guiness’ are contrasted with stark white corolla; providing colour and interest in early summer and filling the seasonal gap in your displays whilst the last of the spring bulbs die back and the summer blooms. Its nectar-filled blooms are loved by bees and are carried on wiry stems above pretty fern-like foliage. This classic cottage garden hardy perennial does well in full sun but is just as happy in shady borders. This

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

Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow' is a wonderful perennial which is loved for its unusual 'pompom'-shaped flowers. This is a great Columbine for the traditional cottage garden and it looks equally at home in contemporary planting schemes and even on the woodland edge. Aquilegia, also known as Granny's Bonnet because of the shape of the flowers, is an easy plant to care for and it self-seeds so it will gradually naturalise. 'Nora Barlow' is resilient and will attract beneficial garden insects too.