This is an outstanding dwarf variety of columbine from Japan, where it is also known as the Fan columbine after the rounded, curved shape of the leaves. This delightful dwarf cultivar blooms a earlier than most columbines, opening its first flowers in April and continuing on for several weeks. The blooms are disproportionately large, with bright blue sepals with a white corolla, each flower being topped with prominent horns and appearing on short stems above compact, attractive fan-shaped foliage. ... Learn More

This is a completely unique form of aquilegia leaf variegation on an Aquilegia flabellata hybrid! Many years ago we noticed a plant which produced striking cream edging on young foliage. In early summer this new plant is an arresting talking point, the blue and white short stemmed flowers putting icing on the cake. ... Learn More

This soundly perennial plant bears delightful deepest orange-red and yellow flowers in spring and early summer. If planted away from others seedlings it will come perfectly true. ... Learn More

Proportionately huge, almost stemless, pale blue and white flowers, hover above compact clumps of fern-like, blue-green leathery leaves. This is one of the very choicest of the dwarf aquilegias. ... Learn More

This choice selection is from the range in our catalogue plus other colours and forms collected from our cottage garden. Gently scatter very, very thinly, where you would like to see them flower and they will reward you with a lovely swathe of colour. ... Learn More

A quite large flowered and reasonably tall Columbine, this is one which stands out in amongst the many flowers surrounding it. It is usually found in sub alpine regions in Iran, parts of the Balkans and in the Caucasus. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. ... Learn More

Related to Aquilegia alpina, but distinctly shorter, with deep purple-blue flowers in July and August, this gem is quite suitable for the rock garden. In the wild it is found in stony grass, scree or boulders, on limestone, from about 1600m to about 2600m and is distinguished from Aquilegia vulgaris by its straight spurs, not rolled ones, and stamens shorter than the petals. ... Learn More

A choice and absolutely exquisite dwarf columbine bearing disproportionately large blue and white flowers on short stems on very compact, glaucous-leaved plants. Superb in a rockery or container. ... Learn More

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 shade. ... Learn More

A fantastic mix of double, divided, star shaped Grannies Bonnets ranging from white through shades of pink and red, all being equally attractive, atop elegant ferny foliage. They are hardy, herbaceous, and will gently seed with time. ... Learn More

This elegant,rare and choice Siberian plant produces delicate sprays of very sweetly perfumed green-skirted flowers with intriguing chocolate-brown centres from late spring onwards. These neatly compact plants are collector's items and are perfect for borders and rockeries. Very few seeds are ever collected. ... Learn More

The distilled essence from our beds of Aquilegia 'Alchemists Mix'. We have separated out the most different and impressive specimens, including dwarf golden and variegated leaf forms, some of which have pom-pom flowers and are fragrant. These utterly new plants are definitely the pot of gold at the end of this line of breeding. ... Learn More

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

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. ... 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