AQUILEGIA Biedermeir Mixed

Delightful flowers on short strong stems in colours ranging from blue, through lilac to pink and white, sometimes with contrasting white centres. A hardy perennial, flowering the following year. Does well in sun or partial shade.

To Sow & Grow:

Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm (1/4) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist, Seedlings usually appear in 21-42 days. Transplant individually when large enough to handle to 8cm (3) pots. Always hold seedlings by leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 30cm (1) apart.

Or sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4) deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2) apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn.