Gardenersdream Blue/Green Aquilegia Alpina

Name: Gardenersdream Blue/Green Aquilegia Alpina
Brand: GardenersDream

GardenersDream

Hailing strictly from harsh, high-altitude mountainous regions, this rugged native species features exceptionally large, vibrant, true-blue flowers with distinct, straight spurs. The blooms hover slightly over a highly compact, ground-hugging base of deeply cut, bluish-green foliage. It brings an element of wild, untamed, and highly resilient beauty to cultivated spaces, standing out as a true collector's alpine plant. To successfully cultivate this rugged native, you must replicate its harsh, rocky home environment by planting it directly into the tight crevices of a stone rockery or a specialised scree bed. Surround the base of the crown entirely with crushed gravel to reflect sunlight upwards and rapidly shed excess surface water away from the highly rot-prone centre. Strictly avoid planting this in rich, overly fertile garden loam or applying heavy compost, as excess nutrients will simply cause the tight, compact foliage to grow soft, floppy, and structurally weak. Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves.