Aquilegia viridiflora 'Chocolate Soldier'

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I've lifted mine (thought there were two ot three plants but there's was only one) and put it in a pot now. I don't know if it will flower, I hope it does 🤔

Beautiful chocolatey brown. You have such fantastic colours in your garden Kerry. 😍😍😍😍😍😍

@pelly I really hope it does better for you in a pot 🙏🏻 flowers will be the icing on the cake 😁

@hkyfvr thanks Diane 😀 you’re so kind 🥰 still mostly a sea of green out there, but the colour is coming 🌈

@KOutdoors thanks Karen 😃 it’s a strange colour for a flower but it really works. Only thing is I quite often mistake the flowers for spiders 😱😂

Very welcome Kerry. Thanks for your kind words too. Colour is on the way for sure. 👍👍😍😍

@hkyfvr you’re always welcome ❤️

Loaded with buds this year 🤎🤎🤎 #aquilegia #columbine #aquilegia-viridiflora #aquilegia-chocolate-soldier

Mine don't look very healthy at all. I think I'll have to move them 🥺

Can’t wait to see these flowers. 🤎🤎

@pelly are yours in the ground now Jane? I have this out of direct sunlight but still fairly bright. I hope yours perk up 🙏🏻

@hkyfvr they’re quite something! The colours are delicious 😋😋

Can’t wait to see them all opened up and delightful 🤎🤎

Yes they are but I’m going to lift them and put them in a pot. Tricky little blighters aren’t they 🙄 @kez001uk

@pelly they really are! But you’ve done far better than I ever did with them being grown from seed. Nothing I did even got them to germinate, let alone make it to actual flowering stage 👏🏻👏🏻

Thanks Kerry 🥰 @kez001uk

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That’s a corker Kerry 💕

Pretty underneath too 🍫🍫🍫

@debs69 thanks debs ☺️

@pelly thanks Jane 😊

@Auricula - Here is the encyclopedia entry you are looking for! I knew I had heard of them before here! Actually considered green flowered, for whatever reason! 🤷‍♀️

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#totallygoth

Would love some seeds if you save any @kez001uk

Oh wow, that's awesome, I can't wait for mine to flower 😍😍😍

Would look fab mixed with the pinks....🤎💗

Wow, this dark chocolate colour enthrills..lively

So pretty. Great colour 🤎🤎

Beautiful!

@emch 🤎🤍

@wtwitchell6969 I’ll see what I can do 😊

@pelly they get better with every flower 😍 how are yours doing?

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom I like that idea 😋

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Gorgeous photo and tasty flower

I grew some last year, they’re still tiny though. I’ll look forward to seeing this when it’s open 🍫🍫🍫

Awesome plant 😍❤️

@sharonhayden thanks Sharon 😀 if only it was real chocolate 🤤😅

@pelly you’ve done so well with them! I tried seeds twice and couldn’t get even one to germinate. Gave up and bought a plant 😂 you’ll love the flowers & foliage 😍 I did think the whole plant was covered in spiders at first though 🤣🤣🤣

@hkyfvr thanks Diane 😛 I’d not even noticed buds before so the flowers were a nice surprise when tidying up the front garden 😋

Always welcome Kerry ❤️😍

I only managed to germinate four, they’re definitely not an easy one to do. It doesn’t look like I’ll get any flowers this year unless they really take off. I’ll remember about the spiders 😱😂 @kez001uk

@pelly the ones that aren’t easy to grow are even more special when they get to flower 🕷

Definitely 👍

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I'm doing these from seed, they're tiny yet 😃

@pelly you’ve done so well with your seeds! I have tried them 4 times and couldn’t get a single one to germinate. So gave up and did it the easy way 😂 the flowers look amazing! Hope yours continue to thrive 🤞🏻

Thanks Kerry, it’s been a struggle to get them this far so I’m hoping they survive the winter. They’re such an unusual colour 🤎 @kez001uk

@pelly at least they’re hardy so should be ok. You’ve done the hard bit 😛

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