




Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Anemone hybrida

Aquilegia vulgaris

Gypsophila paniculata

Anemone hybrida

Sanguisorba officinalis

Aquilegia vulgaris

Anemone hybrida

Achillea millefolium

Helleborus orientalis

Lychnis coronaria

Geum chiloense

Phlox paniculata

Geum chiloense

Aster novi-belgii

Echinacea purpurea

Papaver orientale

Geum rivale

Leucanthemum

Lychnis coronaria

Centaurea montana

Verbascum nigrum var. album

Lupinus

Achillea ptarmica

Salvia nemorosa

Dicentra spectabilis

Achillea millefolium
We recommend planting the columbine seedling in its permanent location as soon as possible after unpacking and acclimatization. This spring perennial will thrive best in sun or partial shade; ideal for it is a place where morning sun rays hit, but it is protected by light shade over noon. It requires ordinary garden soil, ideally loamy and rich in humus. When planting, maintain a spacing of roughly 30 centimeters, which corresponds to eight to twelve plants per square meter. Sufficient spacing is very important for proper air circulation. The airiness of the stand is also important for the prevention of fungal diseases. Therefore, maintain an airy space around the plant and always direct watering straight to the roots.
In terms of watering, columbine is moderately demanding. The soil should ideally be slightly moist, but well-drained, so the roots do not stand permanently in water. Give it a regular dose of water during dry spring and summer months. Fertilizing is not complicated at all; it will be more than enough if you add a layer of well-matured compost to the plant in spring, which will give it the necessary nutrients for flower formation. These appear in May and June and reliably attract bees. If you want to bring a little spring home, the flowers are absolutely great for cutting and will stay beautiful in a vase for up to seven days.
From a botanical point of view, columbine is a short-lived perennial, but it reliably self-seeds in flowerbeds. If you want to prevent self-seeding or support the vitality of the mother plant, cut the flowers right after blooming and regularly remove dead leaves. On the other hand, if you are a proponent of wild gardening, let your columbines self-seed freely. Growing in containers is also very popular and frequently used for this plant. Choose a sufficiently deep pot with drainage holes, use high-quality substrate mixed with compost, and do not forget more frequent watering. With the arrival of winter, you do not have to worry at all about seedlings in the flowerbed. The plant is fully frost-resistant down to -34 °C (zone 4a), so it will survive the winter and frosts absolutely without problems even without special winter protection.
The information given is based on our experience, please use it as a guide only. Times may vary depending on the season, climate, location, sowing and transplanting dates and possibly also the conditions in the greenhouse/greenhouse. We always recommend testing how the plant performs in your conditions. Please do not take this as a guarantee.
See how the seedling looks over the course of a year.











Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris

Alchemilla mollis

Achillea millefolium

Verbena bonariensis

Salvia nemorosa

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Gaura lindheimeri

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea pallida

Eryngium planum

Echinacea purpurea

Salvia nemorosa

Calamintha nepeta

Rudbeckia fulgida

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta

Salvia nemorosa

Gaura lindheimeri

Leucanthemum vulgare

Achillea millefolium

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Salvia nemorosa