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Columbine Green Apples in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aquilegia 'Green Apples'

 

Columbine 'Green Apples'

A very different plant in the fact that the flowers are a pale lime green in colour which as the season goes on it becomes cream with faint green markings. The blooms are multi petaled and is also known as a Clematis-flowered Columbine. Foliage is typical starting as lime green before turning green.

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plant Features
  • Columbine Green Apples likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Columbine Green Apples likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Columbine Green Apples is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Columbine Green Apples likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Columbine 'Green Apples'

Latin name

Aquilegia 'Green Apples'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Ranunculaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Columbine Green Apples likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Frost

    Columbine Green Apples is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Columbine Green Apples likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Columbine Green Apples likes very little 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

The size of a fully grown Columbine Green Apples is 0.20meters x 0.80meters 0.20 M 0.80 M

Aquilegia 'Green Apples'

A very different plant in the fact that the flowers are a pale lime green in colour which as the season goes on it becomes cream with faint green markings. The blooms are multi petaled and is also known as a Clematis-flowered Columbine. Foliage is typical starting as lime green before turning green.


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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