10 Aquilegia Winky Double Dark Blue & White Seeds, Rare Variety. Hardy Perennial Will Come Back Again Next Year Bigger and Better! The Upward Facing Nodding Flowers are a Delight. Stunning Marbled Dark Blue & Creamy White Flowers Late Spring to Early Summer. 10 Seeds Supplied.
History - Aquilegia has always been a favourite, traditional cottage garden perennial. Years ago Aquilegia flowers were called Granny's Bonnets because the flowers do indeed look like bonnets! The flowers are fascinating with their nodding heads and long spurs and are carried on wiry stems amongst green-blue fern like foliage.
Aquilegia Winky Double Dark Blue & White - The double flowers are a beautiful marbled dark blue and creamy white. Aquilegias are wonderful for dainty cut flowers as they will last up to two weeks in a vase. They are spectacular in borders, rock gardens, large pots and containers where they will need very little attention. Aquilegias are happy in a sunny position or part shade. They are perennial plants and die back in the Winter, they will re-appear in the Spring, so make sure you mark them with a label or a cane! They often self seed, what a bonus! Height approx 45 to 60cm, Spread (when mature) 45cm.
Sowing Seeds: Sow Indoors February to Early June or September to October
Sow Outdoors Direct April to June
Sow seeds indoors in a cell module tray or a seed tray filled with moist seed compost. Sow the seeds on the surface of the compost and cover with only a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Keep compost moist but not soaked. To germinate the seeds need a temperature of 15-20c. Seal seed tray/module in a plastic bag to speed up germination, but remove bag as soon as seeds germinate to prevent mould. Depending on when sown, Aquilegia seeds are often slow to germinate, sometimes taking 1-3 months for seedlings to appear. When plants are large enough to handle, they can be transplanted into 9cm pots and grown on. When the weather is warmer plant outside, but first acclimatise the young plants to outdoor temperatures for a week or so. Plant out in a sunny or part shade position. Spacing is 45cm apart, plant in groups for more impact.
Sow seeds outdoors Sow directly into a prepared seed bed from April to June. Seeds may be quite slow to germinate. Water during dry spells.
Seeds are packed in manilla or gripseal packets and sent by 1st Class Post in a protective padded envelope, with growing instructions.