Aquilegia oxysepala
Oriental columbine, granny's bonnet
- approx 30 seeds
- £3.99
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A contrasting wild columbine with nodding maroon-red skirted and primrose-yellow centred flowers originating from Mount Konsai in Japan. A hardy, upright, and clump-forming perennial, Aquilegia oxysepala is well suited to colder conditions where its finely divided green leaves and slender, upright stems will reliably herald warmer summer weather to come. - Growing instructions: In autumn, surface-sow on moist compost in small pots or seed trays and keep them in a greenhouse or cold frame at 15 to 20°C. Germination can be slow (up to 3 months) but seedlings should be thinned out as they grow on and over-wintered under glass before planting out after hardening off in spring. Alternatively, spring sowing can be undertaken as before, often without the need for heat.
- Sow: March to June or September to October
- Flowering: May to June
