The distilled essence from our beds of Aquilegia 'Alchemists Mix'. We have separated out the most different and impressive of the dwarf golden and variegated leaf forms, some of which have pom-pom flowers and are fragrant. These utterly new plant... (Click for more details)

Seeds collected from our 'bizarre aquilegia' and 'unusual oddities' beds in the trial grounds, including some new very dwarf variegated and coloured foliage forms. No-one has ever seen plants like some of these before, so do our further trialling ... (Click for more details)

This is the true alpine columbine which grows on Europe's high meadows and mountain slopes. Large navy blue flowers on dividing strong stems able to stand the strong winds appear in May, June and July. (Click for more details)

Branching stems, arising above delicate blue green maidenhair foliage, are heavily festooned with diaphanous blue and white flowers. This dwarf treasure was originally collected on Mount Olympus by Joseph Halda. (Click for more details)

We crossed a tiny flowered aquilegia relative with a spurless clematiflora type. The result? A compact, much branching plant, absolutely smothered with countless small, spurless, pendulous, anemone-like pink flowers. Just like a shower of apple... (Click for more details)

One of the very smallest and rarest of this lovely group of plants, this tiny delight bears short stems carrying disproportionately large, ink-blue flowers, above prostate, miniature, rubbery, blue-grey leaves. (Click for more details)

The sprays of deeply doubled, darkest purple flowers quite amazingly become invisible any time after dusk here! As black as you can get in aquilegias, or any flower for that matter. (Click for more details)

Another Plant World selection. Sprays of icing pink pom-poms hover gracefully above the burnished, bright golden foliage. Looks fabulous as a massed planting. (Click for more details)

This is the true elegant dwarf form of this beautiful plant, carrying sprays of deep red-spurred, lemon yellow flowers. The bright cloud of blooms atop a patch of these is an unforgettable sight. (Click for more details)

Large, flared, outward-facing pink flowers. Identical to a clematis. Our most admired aquilegia. We have heard visitors disputing that these lovely plants were in fact aquilegias. (Click for more details)

A super spectrum selection in all colours of these desirable clematis-flowered spurless beauties. A few may be slightly or even heavily doubled. (Click for more details)

A selection from the range in our catalogue plus other colours and forms collected from our cottage garden. This well-filled generous packet must surely be the biggest ever offered by any seed company. (Click for more details)

One of the dwarfest of all aquilegias with elegant blue and cream flowers on tiny stems above delicate rosettes of finely cut leaves. (Click for more details)

Dense sprays of quilled, fully double, deepest ruby red flowers, creating spectacular large groups. This is one of the really exceptional doubles. (Click for more details)

Another magnificent variation of the clematiflora form. Darkest pinky-red petals resembling licking tongues of flame on a double spurless clematis. (Click for more details)

This outstanding dwarf aquilegia from Japan bears disproportionately large, ivory-white flowers on short dividing stems, all carried just above thick blue-green leaves. It is very hardy and long-lived. (Click for more details)

The world has very few perfumed aquilegias and this is without doubt the most fragrant species. Enormous creamy flowers, absolutely dripping with nectar, in midsummer. Rare, choice and sumptious. The odd hybrid may appear, but all are superb. (Click for more details)

A new and lovely range of columbines bred from some of the most fragrant species in cultivation. The perfumed flowers come in all shapes and sizes, from tight pom-poms to long-spurred singles and in a wide variety of colours. (Click for more details)

Perhaps the first green clematis-flowered aquilegia. A superlative form we have selected here. Compressed buds open pale lime green slowly fading to a creamy green sliced-apple colour, before finally ageing to cream. (Click for more details)

The very rare fragarant Aquilegia moorcroftiana, is difficult and short-lived. So we crossed it with a lovely bicolored Japanese aquilegia to produce these fascinating long-lived plants. Over a prolonged period in early summer appear sprays of d... (Click for more details)

A good selection of our double flowered forms in all shades of pinks, reds, purples and mauves and with the odd blue one thrown in for good measure. (Click for more details)

Aquilegia fragrans was one of the parents of this lovely new flower. Sweetly perfumed, very large palest blue flowers will cause a sensation wherever it appears. Every garden should have one. (Click for more details)

Compact, dwarf plants with attractive golden foliage produce bunches of pale pink spring flowers. Reject the odd green seedling at pricking out stage. (Click for more details)

A rare beauty from the U.S.A. From finely divided foliage arise long stems, the flowers on which have the longest spurs of probably any aquilegia, in brightest yellow, with paler lemon petals. (Click for more details)

In about 1990 we developed this plant, the world's first golden foliage aquilegia to come almost 100% true from seed. The new foliage appears to glow in a shaded spot - the white or palest milky blue flowers being just a further bonus. (Click for more details)

The results from our ongoing search for new perfumed gardenworthy columbines. Large substantial milky white spurred blossoms almost dripping with nectar. The odd flower may occur with colour variations, but most should be fragrant. (Click for more details)

This completely new colour range has bicolored flowers in all shade of reds, oranges and yellows. The occasional 'plum' pops up but adds to the colour scheme! Unlike many aquilegias which give a once-off burst of bloom, these will flower on and on. (Click for more details)

These are the culmination of our breeding progamme using both large flowered and fragrant aquilegias. Amongst these will probably be the largest perfumed columbines ever seen . Our bees are also noticeably disobedient so expect the occasional amaz... (Click for more details)

Recovered from past times, these popular Victorian short-spurred or spurless flowers have several tiers of petals producing a unique doubling, tripling or pom-pom effect. A generous packet holding all of our range, from palest pinks through bicolo... (Click for more details)

This specially selected spurless form produces flowers almost identical to double clematis and in the most deep and rich royal purple. One of the most outstanding new forms we have recently produced. (Click for more details)

A choice and absolutely exquisite dwarf columbine bearing disproportionately large blue and white flowers on short stems on very compact, glaucous-leaved plants. (Click for more details)

An exquisite dwarf from the Rocky Mountains, having irregular and surprisingly large for its size, long-spurred, showy, blue-violet flowers with one inch spurs. It will do of its best if grown in a moist but well drained soil in sun or partial sh... (Click for more details)

The finely divided fern-like leaves of this Mexican treasure contrast well with the outstandingly bright solid angular flowers, bright red spurs and petals and deep yellow skirt. Probably the only "repeat-flowering" aquilegia we have gro... (Click for more details)

Bunches of bobbing, pure white pom-pom flowers on branching stems make a delightful sight in May and June. Will self-seed and come true if grown away from other forms. (Click for more details)

We have selected out the attractive doubled and quilled forms that occasionally occur in this lovely white and darkest blue flower, producing even heavier flower-heads to please you. (Click for more details)

Deepest blue or violet flowers contrast vividly with the fabulously mottled leaves. (Click for more details)

Single and double flowers in all shades of red, violet, pink and white contrast vividly with the showy clump of fabulously multicoloured dappled and mottled leaves. (Click for more details)

Dazzling multi-coloured gold-splashed foliage is surmounted by white or palest sky blue flowers. In a richly prepared bed will produce a show-stopping sight. (Click for more details)

A vigorous plant from the mountains of Japan, carrying deepest inky blue, long spurred flowers on long stems. (Click for more details)