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Plant details
Aquilegia alpina is a compact species with small clusters of charming, bonnet-shaped, blue flowers, ideal for adding colour to a rock garden just after the spring bulbs are finished. The plants are easy-going, but short lived - if allowed to set seed they provide their own replacements, and self sown seedlings left to grow where they germinate are extremely drought-resistant. All aquilegias cross freely with others in the area so seedlings may not be pure A. alpina and sometimes turn out be much larger plants.
Family: Raunuculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species: alpina
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Blue
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers, Attractive to wildlife
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Experienced
Height: 45cm
Spread: 30cm
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Time to divide plants: March to May
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