Aquilegia Vulgaris

Vibrantly colored mix of blooms on delicate foliage! McKana Giants will bloom in late spring to early summer garden. Aquilegia will add beautiful color to your garden.

Columbines, as a rule, are late spring-early summer bloomers. Water regularly during dry weather as none are drought-tolerant. All require well-drained soils but with a few exceptions, most are not too fussy about soil pH.

An antique form with short spurs of mixed colors of dark rose, violet, pink and white. Jewels of the late spring garden combined with young fronds of bronze fennel. Self sows.Sowing Directions: Depth: Surface to light cover Flat temp: 60-70F Sprout time:...

Self sows into moist, rich, well-drained soils.Sowing Directions: Depth: Surface to light cover Flat temp: 50-70F Sprout time: 20-60 days Tip: Sow indoors in late winter; if no germ after 30 days, chill flats at 35-40F for 2-3 weeks, or sow outdoors spring...

Surface sow or barely cover in full sun to partial shade. Also great for cottage gardens, it does best in rich, well-drained settings in full sun to part shade. Foliage provides a ground cover effect after blooming has ceased.

Also great for cottage gardens, it does best in rich, well-drained settings in full sun to part shade. Application of parasitic nematodes is also helpful in preventing this problem.

A "must" in any cottage garden, columbines also make a wonderful companion plant for tall bearded irises. The natural fluctuation between warmer and colder temperatures eliminates any need to move your seed tray between cold, cool, and warm conditions...

The columbine referred to as the Rocky Mountain columbine or Colorado columbine is the one with lavender blue petals and a white center.There's nothing quite like coming across native wildflowers on a sunny day while hiking or trekking through Colorado.

Cut back to soil level in autumn and discard plant material. Surface sow or barely cover in full sun to partial shade. Also great for cottage gardens, it does best in rich, well-drained settings in full sun to part shade.

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* In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one. * The plant is short lived but self sows freely producing a good quantity of seed each year.

* In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one. * The plant is short lived but self sows freely producing a good quantity of seed each year.

An excellent aromatic and culinary herb, Thyme also possesses select medicinal qualities. Plant thyme seeds in a sunny spot with proper irrigation. Grow Organic Thyme - Plant Organic Thyme Seeds A small and dainty herb, Thyme is one of the most cherished...

Grow Heriloom Herbs - Plant Mugwort Seeds Easy to grow and commonly found in the northern hemisphere, Mugwort is an herbaceous perennial with clusters of small white flowers in the summer.

Hybridized for their compact habit and large, long spurred flowers, members of the "Songbird Series" are among the most showy of all columbines. The most unique feature of the plants in this series is the way in which the flowers face skyward, not nodding...

What You'll Grow Plant: Clumps of grey-green foliage on slender, delicate green to mauve-brown stems. Starting Outdoors: Sow in fall or early spring. Also great for cottage gardens, it does best in rich, well-drained settings in full sun to part shade.

Hybridized for their compact habit and large, long spurred flowers, members of the "Songbird Series" are among the most showy of all columbines. The most unique feature of the plants in this series is the way in which the flowers face skyward, not nodding...

Vulgaris, aka German Winter Thyme, is more frost hardy than other thymes. It has larger leaves and produces well. Thyme is a great herb to add flavor to many dishes.

Glossy, puckered leaves in colors of green with yellow, orange and white stems, and purple with red stems. A decorative and delicious chard that produces continuously from late spring to fall freezes.

Aquilegia is especially lovely when allowed to naturalize in shady, woodland borders. The shade of blue is a little more intense than ‘Bluebird', another member of the series. ‘Blue Jay' produces large, violet blue and white flowers.

If planted in full sun, plants will require more water than those which are shaded. Once all danger of frost has passed, harden off outside by placing in a partially sheltered area for about a week before doing any transplanting.

The widely flared flowers are a mix of bright colors that includes red, purple, yellow, gold and white. The large brightly colored spurred flowers of McKana Giant Mix bloom from late spring to early summer above mounds of fern-like green foliage.

Improves appetite, digestion and assimilation. As a bitter tonic with mild laxative effects, it is used with weak or debilitated people to strengthen and cleanse the system The herb is believed to have the ability to reduce an enlarged spleen.

A nutritional analysis is available. Pungent and spicy. An aromatic tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves. It retains its flavour well in long slow cooking. * A woody-stemmed aromatic plant, long used for flavoring foods; sometimes used as a ground...

Hybridized for their compact habit and large, long spurred flowers, members of the "Songbird Series" are among the most showy of all columbines. The most unique feature of the plants in this series is the way in which the flowers face skyward, not nodding...

Unlike modern hybrids, they are resistant to leaf miners. Do not place in compost pile. Seeds: Flowers will turn into follicles containing many small, greenish-black seeds. If infestation does occur, do the same with any affected plants.