Aquilegia caerulea 'Kirigami Deep Blue & White'

  • Product number: 574040
  • Origin: North America, Rocky Mountains
  • Latin: Aquilegia caerulea

The true Canadian national symbol, the wild large, deep-blue columbine. It grows wild in the Rocky Mountains. Bicolored plants with blue and white flowers are common. Height 40-75 cm.

Characteristic of the flower shape are the petals with short or long spurs and the single or double sepals.

Names:
Latin: Aquilegia caerulea
Dutch: Blauwe Akelei
Also known as: Wilde grote akelei
English: Columbine

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Sowing method: May-July, cover with a thin layer of soil. Optimal germination temperature 20°C. Cover the sown seeds with a (fleece) cloth to prevent drying out. Place in a cooler location after emergence. Some will germinate quickly; there will be a prolonged germination period for stragglers.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • May
  • June
  • July

Harvesting time:

  • Not applicable / Not known

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: Deep blue and white flowers with bicolored markings
  • Origin: North America, Rocky Mountains
  • Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Butterflies
  • Winter hardy: Forst hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Aquilegia caerulea
  • Dutch: Blue Columbine
  • Also known as: Wild columbine
  • English: Columbine
  • All year round

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