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Intermediate
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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1m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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2 hours care
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This plant
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Botanical name: Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'
Other names: Columbine 'Nivea', Granny's bonnet 'Nivea', Grannies bonnet 'Nivea'
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Genus: Aquilegia
Variety or cultivar: 'Nivea' _ 'Nivea' is an upright plant, with divided, light green leaves and showy, pure white flowers, with short, curled spurs.
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea' is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Spring; White in Summer
Foliage: Green in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming, Upright
Toxicity: Eating can cause stomach irritation.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: Columbines look good bunched together, or interplanted with roses. As thier flowers fade, the roses begin to bloom. Cut back the columbines to make space for the flowering roses.
Plant with:
Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg' (Rose 'Climbing Iceberg'), Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow' (Barlow Series) (Columbine 'Nora Barlow'), Rosa 'Buff Beauty' (Rose 'Buff Beauty'), Pulmonaria angustifolia (Narrow-leaved lungwort), Lamium maculatum (Spotted deadnettle), Lamium maculatum 'Roseum' (Spotted dead nettle 'Roseum' ), Lamium maculatum 'Roseum' (Spotted deadnettle 'Roseum'), Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' (Spotted dead nettle 'Pink Pewter'), Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary' (Spotted deadnettle 'Golden Anniversary' ), Lamium maculatum 'Aureum' (Spotted deadnettle 'Aureum'), Lamium maculatum 'Cannon's Gold' (Spotted deadnettle 'Cannon's Gold'), Lamium maculatum 'Chequers' (Spotted deadnettle 'Chequers'), Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy' (Spotted deadnettle 'Red Nancy'), Lamium maculatum 'Sterling Silver' (Spotted deadnettle 'Sterling Silver'), Lamium maculatum 'Ghost' (Spotted deadnettle 'Ghost'), Lamium maculatum 'Purple Winter' (Spotted deadnettle 'Purple Winter'), Lamium maculatum 'Elisabeth de Haas' (Spotted deadnettle 'Elisabeth de Haas'), Lamium maculatum 'Forncett Lustre' (Spotted deadnettle 'Forncett Lustre'), Lamium maculatum 'Brightstone Pearl' (Spotted deadnettle 'Brightstone Pearl'), Lamium maculatum 'Ickwell Beauty' (Spotted deadnettle 'Ickwell Beauty'), Lamium maculatum 'Album' (Spotted deadnettle 'Album'), Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenaway' (Spotted deadnettle 'Anne Greenaway'), Lamium maculatum 'James Boyd Parselle' (Spotted deadnettle 'James Boyd Parselle'), Lamium maculatum 'Pink Nancy' (Spotted deadnettle 'Pink Nancy'), Lamium maculatum 'Silver Shield' (Spotted deadnettle 'Silver Shield'), Lamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' (Spotted deadnettle 'Orchid Frost')
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea' (Columbine 'Nivea') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, soil. Likes full sun or partial shade.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Nicola
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea' has been used in The HESCO Garden by Leeds City Council for Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
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- Posted: Fri. 15th May 2009 08:58
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