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Aquilegia Roots - Description
- Pack of Aquilegia Roots / Bulbs
- AKA Columbine
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Dormant Roots Sprout to Produce New Plants in Spring
- Roots are Easy to Grow & Reliable
- Aquilegia Fully Grown Size: 35-40cm
- Flower: Tall Flowering Stems Produce Intricate, Dropping Blooms
- William Guinness Colour: Deep Purple Sepals. Inner Petals are Purple & White
- Sow Roots in Spring
- In Bloom: Spring to Summer
- Foliage: Delicate, Deciduous, Fern-like
- Spacing: 30cm Apart
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Aquilegia Roots - Uses
- Aquilegia looks great in herbaceous borders
- Very attractive flowers
- Position in a sunny bed
- Plant en-mass or in drifts
- Sow for Summer colour
- Can be used as in-filler plant between shrubs
- Suitable for cut flower garden
- Aquilegia companion plants: Phlox, Grasses, Asters, Anenomes & Aubreita
Aquilegia Roots - How to Sow
- Always best to start your bulbs indoors, in a greenhouse or polytunnel
- Grow in large pots (5L or bigger)
- Once shoots are 10cm in height you can move out into the garden
- Sow roots just below soil level. Approx. 10cm deep
- Before planting outside, prepare bed by digging over soil
- Remove all weeds, stone & roots
- Add some fertilizer or manure
- Soak soil well after planting
- Aquilegia is hardy & will come back year after year
- Aquilegia will also self-seed & spread
Roots - Tips & Advice
- Root cuttings are divisions of roots
- Divisions are in the dormant season
- They are a great & easy method of plant propagation
- They are easy to store & ship
- Roots can be sown in Winter / Spring for Summer flowers
- They are a reliable way to grow plants & a lot easier than growing from seed
- When planting roots, it is important to handle with care
- Don't allow roots to dry out
- Plant the moment they arrive
- Soak roots for 10 minutes before planting
- If possible plant with crown pointing upwards
- Plant roots roughly 5-10 cm below soil level
- Firm in well
