About
Aquilegia chrysantha is a robust perennial that forms dense clumps with finely divided, medium-green leaves. During late spring and early summer, it produces yellow flowers featuring spurs and numerous yellow anthers that rise above the foliage.
About the genus
Aquilegia consists of herbaceous perennials that grow in clumps, characterized by their long-stemmed, three-parted basal leaves. The upright, leafy stems support bell-shaped blooms featuring wide-spreading sepals and petals that possess spurs, all arranged on branched stalks.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens, Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- SW North America
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. See aquilegia cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required. May be cut back after flowering and kept well watered to encourage new leaf growth
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in spring, late summer or early autumn
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews, aquilegia downy mildew and fungal leaf spot