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I'M VERY EXCITED, THINK I'VE BRED A NEW AQUILEGIA!

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This beauty is (I think) a cross between Apollo and Texas. I don’t have any others of this type, see what you think:-)

He’s growing next to A. Apollo which I thought he was, until he grew larger and I could see he was a different colour. The photos don’t quite show his lovely colour exactly.

This is Apollo

And here the lovely Texas, both were from Malvern last May.

Back views showing spurs

I’ve just put these on cos I like them:-)

Viburnum Summer Snowflake with Allium purple sensation

Clematis Blue Moon

I’ve no idea if I can take cuttings of aquilegia, but I would love more of this:-)

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Well done...
the "Bornagainquilegia" :o)

7 May, 2011

 

love them,hope mine do this

7 May, 2011

 

Oh Yes!!!!!! lovely, I never understand why mine invariably start off ok and when they return most of them return as blues.....

7 May, 2011

 

Beautiful....like your clem too :)

7 May, 2011

 

You should be excited it's a beauty. Call it Beautybornagain. Love all your other Aquilegias and the rest of the pictures. Don't know if it would be possible to split the roots in autumn or next spring, to make more, I remember separating some of mine in the past with success.

7 May, 2011

 

Thats lovely Bornagain, perhaps if you collect seeds from it it will come true to form.
Love the Viburnum and allium .

7 May, 2011

 

looks gorgeous.

7 May, 2011

 

Aquilegias are notoriously promiscuous so any seeds from your new plant are not likely to come true as there are different ones nearby. Some will come true if they are isolated but most A. vulgaris hybrids just revert to the wild type over time

7 May, 2011

 

That is a stunner,Ba,I like the others too..and your Alliums look lovely with the Viburnum..:o)

7 May, 2011

 

You've bred a gorgeous Aquilegia there, Ba and I'm not envious at all ... : o ((

7 May, 2011

 

and we like them too .................. very pretty !!!

8 May, 2011

 

Even if it doesnt breed true you can still divide it every now and then and keep it going that way. It's really pretty.

9 May, 2011

 

Have you divided aquilegia Sarah?

10 May, 2011

 

Thanks for all your lovely comments and name suggestions lol:-)) Do you think it will make my fortune? ;-)))
I'm off to Malvern on Saturday and will have a good look at aquilegia exhibits...muttering under my breath..not a patch on Bornagainquilegia or Bornagain Beauty:-)))

10 May, 2011

 

Bornagain Beauty of course-- what else?-- why not ask when you go to the show you never know a breeder may be interested--hope so:O)))

11 May, 2011

 

lovely BA and its strange how they seed and change to, i have one similar to this, such pretty colours ;o))

11 May, 2011

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