Fiery aquilegias

At the risk of being repetitive, here is another post on aquilegias. But I promise it will be the last. When I bought the seeds (from Touchwood Aquilegias) I was the least convinced about the red and yellow doubles. But as I had ordered virtually every other colour and shape combination I thought ‘what the heck’.

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The idea of red, yellow or orange – the colour of the ‘new world’ species such as A. canadensis – with the form of the ‘old world’ doubles filled me with dread. But I think I was wrong.

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The naughty bees, which cannot reach the nectar at the end of those long spurs, bite their way to the sweet reward - without pollinating the flowers.

The naughty bees, which cannot reach the nectar at the end of those long spurs, bite their way to the sweet reward – without pollinating the flowers.

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One Comment on “Fiery aquilegias”

  1. Unknown's avatar
    susurrus
    June 8, 2015 at 3:50 pm #

    Sensational – you can never share too many pictures like these for me!

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