Aquilegia 'Blue Star'
Columbine 'Blue Star'
An upright, attractive looking plant. This species are popular garden flowers, and appear in a variety of single colours and bi-colours with single or double blooms. Though perennial, they are best treated as biennials as cultivars can be short-lived. Remove flower-heads to prevent the plant going to seed as they self seed. 'Blue Star' sports masses of blue/white long spurred flowers in early summer. Height 80cm
Contributed by @7walnutclose
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Full sun to deep shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Columbine 'Blue Star'
Latin name
Aquilegia 'Blue Star'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Ranunculaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to deep shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.80 M
Aquilegia 'Blue Star'
An upright, attractive looking plant. This species are popular garden flowers, and appear in a variety of single colours and bi-colours with single or double blooms. Though perennial, they are best treated as biennials as cultivars can be short-lived. Remove flower-heads to prevent the plant going to seed as they self seed. 'Blue Star' sports masses of blue/white long spurred flowers in early summer. Height 80cm
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Flowers from late spring to early summer. Remove flower stems at base after flowering or, leave to collect seed.
When to plant
From Mid Autumn TO Early Spring
Plant in autumn or spring in moist but well drained soil
Propagation by seed Spring
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds into flowering position.
Propagation by seed
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Sow seeds into flowering position.
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