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By Lovey

Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom Gb

hi folks, can anyone help me identify these flowers im growing the seedlings, but have no name for them ?



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Good old aqualegia or columbines

29 May, 2012

 

Yup agree, as to which one no idea - what did the seed packet say?

29 May, 2012

 

They are Aquilegia McKana Hybrids. I have just grown lots of seedlings having collected the seeds from mine last year. The red and white ones have come true to colour but my bright yellow ones have grown a very light cream. Still very pretty though.

I have pink ones too but no blues like this. Lovely reliable plant.

29 May, 2012

 

It could be.......Aquilegia spring magic blue, swan blue or maybe caerula blue.

29 May, 2012

 

I would go for Aquilegia flabelata varieties.

29 May, 2012

 

Certainly Aquilegia as everyone has said. I love the leaves on them and the bits at the back of the flowers as they looks alien and exotic.

29 May, 2012

 

As everyone before me has said Aquilegia ,I dont know the name but do do its a stunning shade of blue.

30 May, 2012

 

And if there are any others in the area, they will self seed around, giving you some lovely mixes. They are the real slappers of the plant world. I have a wonderful blackcurrant mckana hybrid and a small lilac double, now I have a blackcurrant and lilac mckana double form.

30 May, 2012

 

Oh - I would love one of those - I am a sucker for blue plants, and that is such a beautiful aquilegia!

30 May, 2012

 

I love aquilegias too but for some reason they always seem to attract lots of caterpillars to my garden so I fell out of love with them. These are a lovely colour and I'm very envious :-)

31 May, 2012

 

Ah yes at times the caterpillars strip the leaves from some of our aquilegias... still worth growing in our view!

31 May, 2012

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