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Aquilegia
Aquilegia is a graceful hardy perennial with nodding spurred flowers that light up late spring and early summer borders. It self-seeds gently in suitable conditions and fits especially well into cottage-style and lightly shaded planting schemes.
Basic information
Category
Flowers
Lifecycle
Perennial (short-lived)
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
0 companions · 0 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Plant spacing
30 cm
Row spacing
40 cm
Height
75 cm
Spread
30 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
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Care tips
Grow aquilegia in sun or light shade in reasonably moist soil, and allow a few seedlings to establish if you want a naturalistic drift. Cut back tired foliage after flowering to encourage fresh leaves, and remove unwanted seedlings before they crowd neighbouring plants.
Common pests
Leaf miner, aphids, powdery mildew, slugs on young growth.
Companions
No companion crops have been added yet.
Don’t grow with
No crops to avoid have been added yet.