Topic: Aquilegia (Columbine): When do you seed them, Fall or Spring?

[GrannieAnnie]

We had some pretty blue ones that have gone to seed. I'd like to plant some to give to our son-in-law who is color blind (can only see blue, everything else looks brown- isn't that sad?) But he tries gardening just the same.
The saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" struck me today when I watched him looking at our garden which is mostly flowers in pink, red and purple, all of which looked brown to him, even green looks brown, so I doubt it looked very beautiful to him! :'( :'(

Anyway, he would be able to see the blue aquilegia if I could plant some.

[Tulipa]

GA, I am no expert but I have always just shaken the seed heads around on the soil when I have cut them and they just grew.  My garden is full of aquilegias of all colours.  Not much help really!  I love them and it would be lovely for your son-in-law to have something he can see. :)

It is my bedtime now and I shall drift off to sleep planning a blue border for him. :)

T.

[GrannieAnnie]

It is my bedtime now and I shall drift off to sleep planning a blue border for him. :)

T.

Thank you!  Would you weed it, too please?

[Tulipa]

 ;D ;D ;D

[star]

Hahaha.......hey Tulipa a free holiday stay in the States!! ;D ;D ;D

I agree with shaking the seeds out, that is what they do naturally when ripe. Scatter them all over the place and hope for some blue ones GA ;)

[Pesky Wabbit]

I collect mine and either give them away or take them to the local woods and spread them liberally - a bit like Mrs Wilmots ghost.



I'd sow them now, but only because there's too many other things to do in the spring.
Either scatter on the ground, or put a pinch into a 1 litre pot and leave out in the garden somewhere.

[PurpleHeather]

Like forget-me-nots these things self-seed everywhere with no help at all.

I find that they change though, the shape of the flower or the colour.

However, if you are passing on the seed heads for growing elsewhere then Spring, I find is the ideal time to sow them.

[GrannieAnnie]

Like forget-me-nots these things self-seed everywhere with no help at all.

I find that they change though, the shape of the flower or the colour.

However, if you are passing on the seed heads for growing elsewhere then Spring, I find is the ideal time to sow them.

Will they flower the same year when you sow them in the Spring?

[Baaaaaaaa]

Only if you sow them early Jan. inside in pots & pamper them, etc, then you might, just might, get them to flower in the first year, some time around late July.

Some of mine do, bit its a bit hit and miss and also depends on the weather, you need a good warm sunny spring, with moderate rainfall.

[betula]

Grannie Annie......Thompson and Morgan have some seeds called winkie blue and white.

[ACE]

I collect mine and  take them to the local woods and spread them liberally - a bit like Mrs Wilmots ghost.

VANDAL!

If they were meant to be there they would be growing there naturally

[GrannieAnnie]

Grannie Annie......Thompson and Morgan have some seeds called winkie blue and white.

Just googled an image- one picture it looked light purple and another site it looked a beautiful delft blue with white bands!  The latter would be a beauty and deer resistant!  Thank you, Betula.

[betula]

Yes I had a look re your son in law and I thought they looked rather beautiful. :)