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Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'

 
Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'
columbine
Foliage a couple weeks before flowers emerge

Common name columbine
Family ranunculaceae
Life cycle perennial (Z6-10)
Flowers yellow/burgundy (late spring-summer)
Size 8"
Light sun-part shade

Petite columbine, with two-tone flowers of buttery yellow and burgundy, and prominent curvy spurs. Flowers appear late spring into summer over a dense mound of leaves.

Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'

We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston.

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from '10 trade. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F (59%G, 10-16d)
  2. Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F (47%G, 10-20d)
  3. Seed from '12 garden. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F (24%G, 8-17d)
  4. Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F (6%G, 12-15d)
  5. Seed from '14 garden, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F (4%G, 10d) - 35F (10d) - 70F (28%G, 15-30d)


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