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Columbine Seeds - William Guinness
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Columbine (Aquilegia Vulgaris William Guinness) - Grown from Columbine seeds, this variety is an old-fashioned charmer. Aquilegia Vulgaris William Guinness creates a beautiful flowering clump in spring and early summer.MORE COLUMBINE OPTIONS
Flower Specifications
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
3 - 9
HEIGHT
24 - 30 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Spring and early summer
BLOOM COLOR
Purple
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Rich, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7.2
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
HOUSE PLANT
No
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
65 - 70F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
14 - 21 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
SOWING RATE
3 - 4 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
16 inches
Columbine (Aquilegia Vulgaris William Guinness) - Grown from Columbine seeds, this variety is an old-fashioned charmer. Aquilegia Vulgaris William Guinness creates a beautiful flowering clump in spring and early summer. It truly is one of the few flowers that make you want to look twice.
Unique purple blooms
This variety of Columbine is also known as Magpie Columbine or Granny's Bonnet Columbine. Create an eye-catching display with the lovely flowers on this old-fashioned variety of Columbine.
Columbine seed | william guinness
How to grow
How To Grow Columbine From Seed: Sow Columbine seeds in starter trays indoor 6 - 8 weeks before last expected frost. Press the flower seed into the soil but do not cover it. Light is beneficial to germination.
Or, Columbine flower seed can be directly sown into prepared seed beds with loosened, weed free soil after frost season has passed. Sow the Columbine seed in groups of 3 - 4, and space the seed groups 16 inches apart. Thin to the strongest plant.
- Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- Depth: Do not cover seed but press into the soil
Flower Specifications
William Guinness Columbine features deep purple-black sepals and brilliant white corollas. Columbine plants will self-sow if seed pods are left, however, plants do much better if spent flowers are removed.
- Height: 24 - 30 inches
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes