Aquilegia caerulea Rhubarb and Custard
£12.00
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notes
Wonderfully delicate and befitting its common name of Granny’s Bonnet, Aquilegia Rhubarb & Custard bears dainty red and yellow flowers in late spring. Its compact habit makes it ideal for containers and borders, and it can also be used as a cut flower.
Dimensions
- 2L
- Height and Spread: 40cm (1ft 4in) x 30cm (11in) in 2-5 years
Features
notes
Wonderfully delicate and befitting its common name of Granny’s Bonnet, Aquilegia Rhubarb & Custard bears dainty red and yellow flowers in late spring. Its compact habit makes it ideal for containers and borders, and it can also be used as a cut flower.
Insights
Mound forming, it is ideal for planting in drifts in a naturalistic planting or in the middle or front of a border but would also be happy planted in a container. The flowers prove irresistible to bees and other pollinators.
Details
Flowers: April - June
Planting
- Moist, well-drained soil
- Full sun or partial sunlight
- South, East or West facing
Care
- Keep moist in first year
- Remove flower heads to stop self seeding
- Drought tolerant once established
Glossary