About
Aquilegia skinneri is a herbaceous perennial that can reach heights of up to 1 meter. It features blue-green foliage and produces nodding flowers during the summer months. The blooms consist of green-yellow sepals and petals characterized by yellow-orange skirts, complemented by long, vivid red spurs.
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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- Mexico
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in free-draining soil in sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required, but deadheading can encourage repeat-flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and leaf-miners
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews and aquilegia downy mildew