East facing, north facing, south facing, west facing
Position in Border:
Front
Soil
Prefers rich soil:
Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Aquilegias are charming, old-fashioned cottage garden plants with bonnet-shaped flowers, often two-tone and with long graceful spurs. Flowering in early summer, they fill the seasonal gap between the last of the spring bulbs and the first of the summer flowers. Self-sown aquilegias look wonderful naturalised amongst shrubs and roses.
Aquilegia Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids' is a vigorous group of hybrids with mid-green, divided leaves and nodding and upright flowers in a variety of shades ranging from red to blue-white bicolours, in late spring to mid-summer. It's ideal for growing in ornamental borders, particularly in cottage-garden schemes, where it thrives in sun or partial shade.
Grow Aquilegia Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott-Elliot Hybrids' in moist soil in partial shade.
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Aquilegia ‘Mrs scott-elliot hybrids’ and wildlife
Aquilegia ‘Mrs scott-elliot hybrids’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is not known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
Is not known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators
Is Aquilegia ‘Mrs scott-elliot hybrids’ poisonous?
Aquilegia ‘Mrs scott-elliot hybrids’ has no toxic effects reported.