Aquilegia 'Blue Star'
(Columbine 'Blue Star')
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 60cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright, bushy habit. Attractive mid-green leaves are ternate with rounded, lobed leaflets. Nodding flowers are composed of five white petals and a collar of violet-blue sepals. Each Bloom has a central cluster of yellow stamens and violet-blue, curved, tubular spurs at the back. The flowers are held in small clusters on upright stems and are produced from late spring into early summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
The name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word 'aquila', meaning eagle. This is a reference to the spurs at the back of the flower which resemble the talons of an eagle.
Part of the Star Series of Aquilegias.
Additional common name - Granny's Bonnet 'Blue Star'
Flower:
Flowers are composed of five white petals above a collar of five blue sepals. The blooms have a central cluster yellow stamens and blue, curved, tubular spurs at the back. The flowers are held in small clusters on upright stems and are produced from May into July.
Flower colour: Blue, white
Flower shape: 5-petalled flowers with 5 sepals held in small clusters
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are ternate (sometimes biternate) with rounded, lobed leaflets. The leaves are mostly held in basal rosettes with few leaves held on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ternate with rounded, deeply lobed leaflets
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.
