Aquilegia vulgaris var. plena 'Violet Blue' |
Native Region: Queen Charlotte Island collected
Zone Range: 5-8
Preferred Climate: Full to semi sun; well draining deep soil.
Harvest Date: Monday 05 September, 2011
Seed count: 20-25
Description:
Gorgeous two tone flowers of blue and violet. Smallish plant of 45 cm in height. Could grow taller and more lush in a better site rather than the full sun and extremely poor dry soil.
Notes:
Open pollinated seed. Growining relatively near the 'Double Pink' Aquilegia listed above. Be interesting if there are some seedlings with the double form with the violet blue two toned colouration. Seed extremely limited.
Cultivation:
Soak seed 24 hours; fold in moist paper towel or coffee filter and place in pastic bag. Chill seed 5 days remove from paper. Press seed into medium. Keep moist, plastic cover improves success. Opt. germination temp: 21-27 C. Days to germ: 25-30. Needs darkness to germinate.
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