Topic: Aquilgia Identification Please

[smudger28]

Hi Guys

What is this lovely large Aquiligia my wife and I spotted when we were looking around one of the National Trust Gardens?

[star]

It actually looks like a Poppy growing through an Aquilegia.  ???

Lovely colour  ;D

[shirlton]

'Aquilegia glandulosa  looks the same shape but it is blue. Classed as rare. I wouldn't mind acouple of those. They are really beautiful

[star]

Now thats a surprise. I havent heard of them. Yes they are pretty ;D

[smudger28]

I think it could be a poppy of sorts ;)  I have ordered some Aquilegia glandulosa seeds as they look fab too!

I think these are the closest poppy I can find so far is Lilac Papaver somniferum.

[brown thumb]

ask in the national trust shop/plant sales if they hadn't one for sale they might have been able to give you the name 

[Georgie]

I think they could be Tulips growing through the Aquilegias.  I can certainly see Tulip leaves...

G x

[Aden Roller]

I think they could be Tulips growing through the Aquilegias.  I can certainly see Tulip leaves...

G x

Are tulip stems usually green and thicker than those pictured?

[Georgie]

I think they could be Tulips growing through the Aquilegias.  I can certainly see Tulip leaves...

G x

Are tulip stems usually green and thicker than those pictured?

It's hard to tell from the photo but I think that the centres certainly look more like Tulips than Poppies or Aquis and some of the stems look thicker than others...

[Deb P]

I agree, looks like tulips growing through the aquilegia foliage....you can see the much smaller still closed aquilegia flowers if you blow the pic up a bit...

[Aden Roller]

It's a mystery.

Perhaps if someone can find tuilps like the blooms in the photo we you will have cracked it.  ;)