Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
granny's bonnet
- 9cm pot
- £9.99
- available to order from autumn
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £23.99 £8.00 each
- available to order from autumn
- 6 × 9cm pots
- £39.99 £6.67 each
- available to order from autumn
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: May to June
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A popular cultivar among garden designers, this lovely granny’s bonnet has beautiful, fully double, spur-less purple-black flowers in late spring above fern-like green leaves. It looks gorgeous with other black flowers and is equally at home in cottage-garden schemes or among grasses.
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow' thrives best in soil that retains moisture over the summer. It is easy to grow and quite short-lived, but self-seeds freely, though rarely to nuisance level.
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow' thrives best in soil that retains moisture over the summer. It is easy to grow and quite short-lived, but self-seeds freely, though rarely to nuisance level.
Plant Aquilegia in sun or partial shade in moist but well-drained soil. It's tolerant of a range of soil types and will often self-seed if happy, creating natural-looking drifts.
Remove faded flower stems to tidy the plant or leave them to self-seed.
Lift and divide large clumps in early spring and apply a generous 5–7cm (2–3in) mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant. Divided specimens may take some time to establish since they don't like having their roots disturbed.
Remove faded flower stems to tidy the plant or leave them to self-seed.
Lift and divide large clumps in early spring and apply a generous 5–7cm (2–3in) mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant. Divided specimens may take some time to establish since they don't like having their roots disturbed.
Goes well with
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' (PBR)
2 litre pot
£26.75
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