aquilegia plants - A Selection

A reliable hardy perennial which is guaranteed to brighten up herbaceous borders and cottage gardens from May to July. Aquilegia vulgaris produces vibrant blue 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).

Aquilegia have been bred for every colour imaginable, but sometimes it?s good to go back to basics. The species Aquilegia vulgaris is just as pretty as many of its cultivars and well worth a place in the garden.

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

‘Magpie’ is a truly unique aquilegia due to the dark and mysterious, yet elegant blooms that will grace your garden from late April to early August! These magnificent purple-black blooms will appear above fern-like foliage, complimented by a creamy white corolla. If you are looking to add an unusual and classy addition to your cottage garden or woodland area, then look no further - This variety can also be cut for indoor arrangements. Sow aquilegia seeds from February to June or

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.

Aquilegia 'Crimson Star' is a hardy and trouble-free plant. It thrives in perennial borders, where it will seed around to surprise you each year, with plants popping up to fill the smallest of gaps. A slew of starry blooms to brighten borders in late spring. This showy columbine is impossible to overlook with its bicolor, red and white flowers. It makes a cheerful cut flower, but leave a few stems for pollinating insects who love its nectar-rich blooms. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18).

A cottage garden herbaceous perennial seed with white flowers

A spring-flowering herbaceous perennial with filly pink and white flowers

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.

With star-shaped blooms in a range of stunning shades, Aquilegia 'Dragonfly' is one of the most charming mixes available. The bicolour, pastel flowers sit gracefully atop slender, upright stems, creating a light and carefree display in late spring. This dependable perennial forms a delicate clump of finely textured foliage, making it ideal for adding a soft touch to the front of borders. As with all Aquilegia, it self-seeds naturally, filling in gaps year after year without becoming invasive.

The red and white blooms of Aquilegia 'Red Hobbit? make a striking colour combination that stands out at the front of borders. Nodding, spurred flowers are borne on slender wiry stems in late spring and early summer. Commonly known as Granny?s Bonnet, these hardy perennials are undemanding and reliable.

A host of starry blooms to brighten borders in late spring! With its bicolour, red and white flowers there?s no missing this showy Columbine! Aquilegia 'Crimson Star' is reliable and trouble-free.