Alpina
Aquilegia alpina
Plant profile · availability to be confirmed
Foliage: deciduous. Suited to full sun or partial shade. Ultimate height: 0.5–1 m. Ultimate spread: 0.1–0.5 m.
A CLOSER LOOK
Plant details.
- LifecyclePerennial
- HabitClump-forming
- Foliage typeDeciduous
- Suitability
- Borders, Cottage gardens, Cut flower gardens, Wildlife gardens, City and courtyard gardens, Underplanting roses and shrubs
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Light
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil moisture
- Free draining, Moist
- Time to maturity
- 2–5 Years
- Mature height
- 0.5–1 m
- Mature spread
- 0.1–0.5 m
- Flower colour
- White
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Growing conditions+
Position: Full sun, Partial shade. Soil: Moist but well-drained.
Winter hardiness+
RHS rating: H5 (UK growing conditions). See the source profile for cultivation advice.
Plant information sources+
Growing details checked against the sources below. Ultimate size depends on growing conditions.
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