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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Hans J on May 14, 2012, 05:12:18 PM

Title: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Hans J on May 14, 2012, 05:12:18 PM

Before some years I got from a very friendly ( and famous ) person seeds of a Aquilegia with Pompom flowers ...last year the first seedlings start with flower ...in this year all my plants are flowering and they looks great -please look :

Enjoy
Hans

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Tom Waters on May 14, 2012, 08:14:49 PM

Very unusual!

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Arykana on June 21, 2012, 07:22:48 PM

love aquilegias. Have you other color too?

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Hans J on June 21, 2012, 07:34:22 PM

Hi Arykana ,

those Aquilegia had all the same color - it seems the shape and color is good fixed

Hans

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Arykana on June 21, 2012, 07:36:54 PM

Interesting
All the aquilegias change colors in my garden. I never know colors before blooming

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Brian Ellis on June 21, 2012, 09:58:10 PM

Hans we call this form Granny's Bonnets after the caps that old ladies used to wear!

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: daveyp1970 on June 21, 2012, 11:01:57 PM

Hans i have various colour forms of that kind of double,would you like seed from them.

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Hoy on June 21, 2012, 11:33:20 PM

Here the aquelegias have spread all over and a lot of colours occur too. I once had 'Nora Barlow' and it is still possible to find traces of her in the seedlings. Here is one:

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Hans J on June 22, 2012, 08:14:42 AM

Quote from: Brian Ellis on June 21, 2012, 09:58:10 PM

Hans we call this form Granny's Bonnets after the caps that old ladies used to wear!

Hi Brian ,

never heard before this name ...but this type of Aquilegia flower is in Germany ( so i far know know ) unknown

Hans

Title: Re: Aquilegia Pompom flower form
Post by: Hans J on June 22, 2012, 08:21:44 AM

Quote from: daveyp1970 on June 21, 2012, 11:01:57 PM

Hans i have various colour forms of that kind of double,would you like seed from them.

Hi Davey ,

thank you for your friendly offer but I will pass ...to many pots with seedlings

Hans