Aquilegia Cardinal - columbine

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$6.25

The red cardinal is a perky bird, bright scarlet - and this award-winning Songbird aquilegia is a fine namesake with big open flowers that it produces even at tubestock size.

If you have a dappled shade border, and good soil, this beautiful cottage garden plant will love it in your garden.

Songbird or Early BIrd aquilegias? The biggest difference is they are bred and registered by different companies. Both have large flowers that point upwards, and low compact foliage. Songbirds have an RHS Award of Garden Merit. Early Birds have different colour pairings.

We can't ship this product to Tasmania, Western Australia.

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Description

Aquilegia vulgaris Songbird 'Cardinal' - granny's bonnet, columbine

APPEARANCE : Herbaceous perennial with bi-colour bell-like flowers with white centres and red outer petals, on long slender stems above green ferny foliage. RHS Award of Garden Merit
USE FOR : Cottage gardens, shady borders, potted colour.
CLIMATE : Frost-hardy
PLANTING : Plant in good free draining soil in a part-sunny to shaded location protected from strong winds. The sunnier the spot the more water it will need.
CARE : Water regularly until established and continue to provide water especially during dry spells. Mulch plants to keep the shallow roots cool in summer. Remove spent flowers and apply liquid fertiliser regularly for prolific flowering and plant health.
MATURE HEIGHT & WIDTH : 50cm H x 30cm W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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