- Botanical name: Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-elliot Hybrids'
- Common name: Granny's bonnet
- Family: Ranunculaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
- Prefers rich soil
Aquilegias are charming, old-fashioned cottage garden plants with bonnet-shaped flowers, often two-tone and with long graceful spurs. Flowering in early summer, they fill the seasonal gap between the last of the spring bulbs and the first of the summer flowers. Self-sown aquilegias look wonderful naturalised amongst shrubs and roses.
Aquilegia Aquilegia ‘Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids’ is a vigorous group of hybrids with mid-green, divided leaves and nodding and upright flowers in a variety of shades ranging from red to blue-white bicolours, in late spring to mid-summer. It’s ideal for growing in ornamental borders, particularly in cottage-garden schemes, where it thrives in sun or partial shade.
Grow Aquilegia Aquilegia ‘Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids’ in moist soil in partial shade.
How to grow Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids'
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Plant size
90cm height
60cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, south facing, east facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
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J
Do not Sow in January |
F
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M
Do Sow in March |
A
Do Sow in April |
M
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J
Do not Sow in June |
J
Do not Sow in July |
A
Do Sow in August |
S
Do Sow in September |
O
Do not Sow in October |
N
Do not Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
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Plant |
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M
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A
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M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do not Plant in July |
A
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S
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O
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N
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D
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Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does not flower in July |
A
Plant does not flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Collect seeds | ||||||||||||
Collect seeds |
J
Do not Collect seeds in January |
F
Do not Collect seeds in February |
M
Do not Collect seeds in March |
A
Do not Collect seeds in April |
M
Do not Collect seeds in May |
J
Do not Collect seeds in June |
J
Do Collect seeds in July |
A
Do Collect seeds in August |
S
Do not Collect seeds in September |
O
Do not Collect seeds in October |
N
Do not Collect seeds in November |
D
Do not Collect seeds in December |
Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids' and wildlife
Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-elliot Hybrids' is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Does not attract Butterflies/Moths
Does not attract Other pollinators
Is Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids' poisonous?
Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-elliot Hybrids' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People