Kirigami Deep Blue and White Columbine
Aquilegia caerulea 'Kirigami Deep Blue and White'
Syngenta Flowers
$17.00 – $25.00
Showy, upward facing blue flowers featuring white cups and long, graceful spurs rise above bushy, deep cut foliage; a great long lasting cutflower; good for naturalizing partially shaded areas, and is also deer resistant
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Kirigami Deep Blue and White Columbine is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Kirigami Deep Blue and White Columbine features bold nodding indigo bell-shaped flowers with white overtones | yellow eyes and blue spurs at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its deeply cut ferny compound leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Kirigami Deep Blue and White Columbine will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 18 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 6 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 18"(24"withtheflowers)Hx18"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are indigo
Flowers from mid spring to early summer
Zone 4a
Likes well drained soil