By Alanah
Derbyshire, United Kingdom
what do you do when they have finished flowering and can you split them and when
On plant
Aquilegia
- 21 Jul, 2010
Answers
thank you
you have just saved me as i was going to try and divide them
22 Jul, 2010
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When they have finished flowering you can either let them seed around or remove the old flower stems. You cannot divide Aquilegia as it has a thick tap root. Any attempt to lift it will undoubtedly kill the plants. I assume that the nurseries propogate named cultivars by root cuttings.
21 Jul, 2010