About
This perennial forms a compact clump, reaching heights of up to 40 cm. It features a basal mound of finely divided blue-green foliage. In late spring and early summer, it produces nodding blossoms, characterized by white inner petals encircled by violet-blue spurred outer sepals.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 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
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required, but can be cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, aquilegia sawfly and leaf miners
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to powdery mildews, aquilegia downy mildew, and fungal leaf spot