Description
An interesting and charming Columbine species with wonderful, rich, burgundy-purple flowers and yellow corolla over compact green foliage.
Habit – Upright
Resilience – Hardy
Flowering Time – May – June
Height and spread – 25 x 30 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Ideal for pots on the patio, in border fringes or raised beds.
Features –
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour – purple
Foliage Colour – green
Flowering time – May – June
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially if protected from the hardest frosts.
Plant care –
Family – RANUNCULACEAE Genus – Aquilegia Cultivar – Calimero
Pot Sizes – 11cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Aphid Common disease – Botrytis
Species – buergeriana
