Columbine 'Mckana Giants'
Columbine 'Mckana Giants' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Columbine McKana's Giants are a hardy, short-lived perennial for cooler areas. It grows 75 cm high by 45 cm wide. The flowers are a pretty combination of white, pink, blue, yellow, pink, pale-blue, purple and scarlet in bloom Spring to Summer. The leafy rosette has a ferny appearance. It is a good cut flower and grows well in rock gardens, perennial beds and borders. The flowers are an excellent bee forage. It prefers a position in partial shade with a cool, moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. The seeds germinate best at 21°C; sow early Spring in temperate areas; Autumn in subtropical areas. Germination is slow, taking up to 30 days.
Product: Columbine 'Mckana Giants'
Product type: SEED (75)
Botanical name: Aquilegia x cultorum
Syn.: Syn. Granny's Bonnet
Syn. Granny's Bonnet. Columbine McKana's Giants have very large, 7 - 8 cm flowers in combinations of white, pink, blue, yellow, pale-blue, purple and scarlet and blooms spring to summer. The leafy rosette has a ferny appearance. It is a good cut flower and grows well in rock gardens, perennial beds and borders. The flowers are an excellent bee forage. A good choice for cooler areas.
Plant type: Hardy, short-lived perennial
Plant height: 75 cm high by 45 cm wide
Sow when: Germinate best at 21°C
Cool: Early spring
Temperate: Autumn or early spring
Subtropical: Late summer to autumn
Germination: 21 - 30 days
Depth: Do not cover seed, requires light to germinate; keep soil moist
Position: Partial shade
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays for later pricking out into small pots; once established, transplant into the garden
Soil type: Prefers cool, moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil
Details: Plants can be divided when dormant
Flowering: 16 weeks; may self-sow
*Good for bees
75 seeds per packet
Aquilegia x cultorum
Syn. Granny's Bonnet