Columbine - Pleat

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Columbine - Pleat

It is best used in rock gardens or in containers and for beds and borders, in cottage gardens and it attracts butterflies. Enjoy this popular flower in your garden or as a cut flower.   Columbine is a profuse self-seeder so it should be planted 12-18” apart. The exquisite pleated flowers are mostly purple-blue and white, but one may find pink and white like petticoats. ‘Double Pleat’ should be planted in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moist well-drained soil. The Columbine Double Pleat Blue and White, 'Aquilegia hybrida ‘Double Pleat Blue and White’, is a beautiful, easy to grow spring blooming perennial. With a height of 18" and a plant spread of 14”, you won’t want to miss this. The blue-green foliage adds texture and color in the fall to any of your perennial beds. ... additional information

 

Scabiosa - Pink Lemonade ‘Pink Lemondae’ is a reminiscent of a pincushion full of pins. It is best to plant Scabiosa in full sun, with well-drained soil and it should be watered regularly throughout the warmer months to increase its overall performance. Deadheading after the first bloom will encourage repeat bloom time. ‘Pink Lemonade’ is great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds and does excellent in rock gardens. It will do excellent for front-of-the-border areas, with Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam', Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', in mass plantings or as cut flowers.

Columbine - Pleat