AQUILEGIA McKana Giant Hybrids

Sweet Columbine or Grannys Bonnet, as it is popularly known, is a splendid early flowering border plant. A must in a cottage garden, it is an excellent cut flower.

To Sow & Grow:
Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm (1/4) deep in a try 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 stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 30cm () 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.