Growing Columbine Flower

Europe's native plant happens to be a Columbine. These plants can come in many different sizes ranging between 10 cm all the way to 90 cm. You can usually find these plants in many different colors and are great for any garden. Learning how to grow columbine (Aquilegia) isn't too difficult of a task if you have the proper instructions to do it.

When you first start out with columbine plants you should consider beginning the growth process indoors. The seeds will see the best results if they are actually imbibed for approximately three weeks, meaning placing the seeds into soil that is moist and putting inside a fridge or cold space.

Now that it's been three weeks and springs arisen take the flat outside into a shady spot and place the flat into the ground. You are not yet taking the seeds out of their homes as they are not sprouting up quite yet, but soon.

It may seem to take forever for your columbine to sprout, but this is why we are taking you through the process of learning how to grow columbine (Aquilegia). Many people think that the plant isn't growing because it takes longer than most, but it actually is you just need to be patient.

Once your columbine begins to sprout it is time to place them into the ground. Make sure that when you are planting them you leave them a little space for growing, usually about 15cm to 30cm will do for the smaller columbine and 40cm to 60cm for the larger columbine.

The location you should plant them is in an area that is shady. A columbine doesn't tend to enjoy areas that receive a lot of sunlight but they can survive in them. Try planting them in a shady area, but if this isn't possible then place them in an area that doesn't receive direct sunlight all day long.

Now that you know how to grow columbine (Aquilegia) you should know how to take care of them. Please be aware that this is a very delicate plant so when or if you need to transplant them be very careful doing so. These plants need to be kept within moist soil so check the soil regularly and water regularly.

When the flower begins to look like its wilting simply deadhead them and they'll soon bloom another beautiful flower for the entire season.