Product description
Aquilegia Spring Magic, often known as Granny’s Bonnet, brings a touch of woodland charm to the garden with its delicate, nodding flowers and graceful, airy stems. This beautiful mix offers a blend of soft pastels and richer jewel tones, with each bloom carried above fresh green foliage that stays neat and compact. Their natural, slightly whimsical form makes them perfect for adding gentle movement and early season colour to borders, beds, and cottage style planting schemes.
These hardy perennials are wonderfully easy to grow and settle quickly into a wide range of garden conditions. Plant them in sun or partial shade, keep the soil lightly moist while they establish, and enjoy their reliable spring display year after year. A little deadheading will help prolong the flowering period, while allowing a few seedheads to ripen encourages charming self seeding that brings even more magic to the garden over time.
Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves. Collections or 'mixed' listings for plants will be selected dependant on availability and carefully hand-picked to ensure their quality.
Granny's Bonnets
Aquilegia Spring Magic Mix
Aquilegia Spring Magic Mix
Product description
Aquilegia Spring Magic, often known as Granny’s Bonnet, brings a touch of woodland charm to the garden with its delicate, nodding flowers and graceful, airy stems. This beautiful mix offers a blend of soft pastels and richer jewel tones, with each bloom carried above fresh green foliage that stays neat and compact. Their natural, slightly whimsical form makes them perfect for adding gentle movement and early season colour to borders, beds, and cottage style planting schemes.
These hardy perennials are wonderfully easy to grow and settle quickly into a wide range of garden conditions. Plant them in sun or partial shade, keep the soil lightly moist while they establish, and enjoy their reliable spring display year after year. A little deadheading will help prolong the flowering period, while allowing a few seedheads to ripen encourages charming self seeding that brings even more magic to the garden over time.
Please Note: When purchasing plants, please consider that each live item is unique and may therefore differ from the images shown, which are for illustration purposes only. The plant will be supplied in a growers pot. Depending on season, some plants may be pruned back to encourage growth and deciduous plants may arrive without leaves. Collections or 'mixed' listings for plants will be selected dependant on availability and carefully hand-picked to ensure their quality.
Give your plants the best start
Garden Plant Size Guide
Plants in larger pots can be multiple years older than their smaller counterparts with more mature root systems and foliage. This makes them able to thrive as a full size plant in your garden quicker than smaller alternatives.
The most common size of pot that garden plants come in are 9cm/1L/3L/5L this is in reference to the diameter at the top of the pot.
9cm potted plants still remain the most popular cost effective option though, they just may take a little patience to allow them to grow into full maturity once planted in your garden.
Plant specs, care guide & tips
Key features
Specifications
When to plant
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Planting and period of interest times are general guidelines and may vary based on your location and conditions. For best results, consult local gardening resources.
Instructions
Top Tip
For richer, more defined colours, plant Granny's Bonnets where they get cool morning light rather than harsh afternoon sun - the pigments tend to develop more strongly when the petals open slowly in softer light.
How to Water
Water Granny's Bonnets regularly during their first few weeks, keeping the soil lightly moist but never waterlogged as they settle in. Once established, they only need occasional watering in dry spells, as their roots prefer consistent moisture without sitting in heavy, saturated soil.
How to Plant
Plant Aquilegia Spring Magic in well‑drained soil, setting each plant at the same depth as it was in its pot and spacing them so the airy stems have room to move. Water them in gently, then keep the soil lightly moist while they settle, allowing them to establish a strong root system for their beautiful spring display.
