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 for us. Let us know if anything amazing turns up! ... Learn More

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. ... Learn More

Dark purple to black flowers with unusually prominent yellow stamens open from May to August. This lovely, long-lived, true alpine species, grows in high rocky places, sometimes in limestone areas, but makes a superb garden plant. ... Learn More

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 prostrate, miniature, rubbery, blue-grey leaves. ... Learn More

Large deep blue flowers open on long stems above strong clumps of strong green maiden-hair foliage. This selection from Pink Flamingo is very vigorous and will happily self-seed making attractive drifts wherever it is allowed. ... Learn More

This dwarf plant features bi-coloured flowers of dusky plum-purple and soft creamy yellow, over a mound of ferny light-green foliage. Perfect for the rock garden, for the border's edge or even in containers and troughs. Columbines have been grown in gardens for centuries, and in warmer countries hummingbirds will often drop in to sip nectar from the flowers. ... Learn More

The nodding bi-coloured flowers of this striking plant consist of burgundy-brown skirts with creamy-yellow centres. This outstanding, very hardy and long-lived introduction was originally collected on Japan's Mount Konsai. Just a few seeds collected. ... Learn More

An elegant and 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. ... Learn More

Large, flared, outward-facing pink flowers, almost identical to those of a clematis, are held proudly facing outwards on our most admired aquilegia. We have heard visitors disputing that these lovely plants were in fact aquilegias. ... Learn More

Dividing sprays of bright blue, centred by bunches of golden anthers, resemble nothing so much as flared clematis flowers! These lovely plants improve yearly, dying down underground safely each autumn. ... Learn More

This choice selection is from the range in our catalogue plus other colours and forms collected from our cottage garden, and is ideal for just gently scattering, very very thinly, where you would like to see them flower. These lovely plants always do best if sown where they are to grow, and our well-filled generous packet, at least 10 times normal quantity, must surely be the biggest ever offered by any seed company. ... Learn More

One of the smallest of all aquilegias with elegant blue and cream flowers on tiny stems above delicate rosettes of finely cut leaves. A bone hardy and exquisite dwarf plant. ... Learn More

This pretty little alpine aquilegia comes in the most delicate shade of blue with slightly rounded outer petals. Best grown on a scree or rockery where it cannot be overshadowed by larger plants or even in a container. ... Learn More

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 a very hardy and long-lived plant ... Learn More

Compact rosettes of rubbery grey fan-shaped leaves are the perfect foil for the compact sprays of large, spurred flowers which come in white, pastel pink or blue and white bicolor. ... Learn More