Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today - Nursery and Free Gardens: Open to the Public 7 days a week - Pop up cafe, open weather dependent
- Shop Now
- Burncoose Specialities
- This Month
- Offers & Promotions
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
- 40 years at Burncoose
- Engage With Us
- Information, Help & Advice
- About Us & Our Services
- Terms & Conditions
- Log In / Register
A Gold Medal at Chelsea!!
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Ruby Port'
Commonly known as Columbine, Granny's bonnet
Very floriferous variety with dark red sepals
Further Reading....
-
Deciduous
-
Red -
Height90cm (36in) -
Spread45cm (18in)
-
HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Clump-forming perennial with lobed leaflets 1-4cm (½-1½in) long and many-branched, stiff stems
-
Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sun -
Partial shade
AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Ruby Port'
-
Additional Features
Good to knowGood with fountainous grasses. Wildlife plant - insects
Pests & DiseasesSawflies, caterpillars, aphids, leafminers, powdery mildew.
Place of originEurope -
Flower ShapeDoubleMulti rows of petals, no stamen showingRacemesTerminal, leafy racemes of 5-15 pompon flowers to 2cm (¾in) long
-
Garden Location/ConditionsBorderSuitable for a mixed or herbaceous borderCottage garden
-
HardinessFully hardy
-
Seasonal InterestSpringSummer
-
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soil
-
Wildlife
Bee friendlyRabbit Resistant
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Aquilegia - Growing Guide
- Aquilegia - Growing Guide
- Cutting back aquilegias after flowering - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding of Aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
|
90cm (36in)
|
|
|
|
45cm (18in) |
Share this page
