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Mexican columbine | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Mexican columbine

Aquilegia skinneri

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Aquilegia
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common Names: Skinner's columbine

About this plant

A herbaceous perennial, up to 1m high, with blue-green leaves and nodding flowers in summer which have green-yellow sepals and petals with yellow-orange skirts and long, bright red spurs

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in free-draining soil in sun

Pruning

No pruning required, but deadheading can encourage repeat-flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by division in spring

Pests

May be affected by aphids and leaf-miners

Diseases

May be affected by powdery mildews and aquilegia downy mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio ContainerGround Cover

Planting Places

ConservatoryIndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years