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Columbine Magpie in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aquilegia 'Magpie'

 

Columbine 'Magpie'

An upright and very pretty delicate looking plant. Typical fern like foliage with wiry stems producing flowers of dark purple outer petals with the inner trumpet being white at the edges with deep purple markings at the throats. Will self seed.

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plant Features
  • Columbine Magpie likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Columbine Magpie likes very little water

    Very little water

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Columbine Magpie likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Columbine 'Magpie'

Latin name

Aquilegia 'Magpie'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Ranunculaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Columbine Magpie likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Frost

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

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Columbine Magpie likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Columbine Magpie 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 Magpie is 0.45meters x 0.90meters 0.45 M 0.90 M

Aquilegia 'Magpie'

An upright and very pretty delicate looking plant. Typical fern like foliage with wiry stems producing flowers of dark purple outer petals with the inner trumpet being white at the edges with deep purple markings at the throats. Will self seed.


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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