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Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen - Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen
Columbine

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My favourite columbines. I buy 3 of them every year, they are so beautiful. It is the longest and most abundant flowering among my columbines. Sometimes until early July. They make a very nice harmony with the first white and yellow roses. Can reach a height of 70 cm (28in), and a flower size of 12 cm (5in). A marvel. However, they do not seem to self-seed spontaneously.

Anne, 02/05/2023

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Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen is a perennial plant that has magnificent lemon-yellow flowers, with long thread-like spurs.
Height at maturity
60 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -20°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen is a very graceful and easy-to-grow perennial plant that is suitable for borders and rock gardens.

The Yellow Queen Columbine has sumptuous, lemon-yellow flowers with long thread-like spurs. Blooming from May to July, its stiff, highly branched stems bear 5 to 15 flowers at their tips. The foliage is tender green, rounded, and often divided into two or three lobes. Standing at a height of 60-70cm, it self-seeds everywhere, occupying neglected corners.

The Yellow Queen Columbine is a perennial with excellent hardiness. It thrives in partial shade or non-scorching sunlight, in rich, humus-bearing soil that remains moist.

It pairs perfectly with perennial geraniums, ornamental garlic, or bleeding hearts.

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Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen - Columbine (Flowering) Flowering
Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen - Columbine (Foliage) Foliage
Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen - Columbine (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time May to June
Inflorescence Solitary
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 60 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Aquilegia

Species

chrysantha

Cultivar

Yellow Queen

Family

Ranunculaceae

Other common names

Columbine

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference803911

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Planting and care

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow Queen is easy to grow and thrives in any light soil, neither too dry nor too wet, preferably in full sun. It can tolerate heavy soils but does not live long in them. Do not prune the faded flowers, as the self-seeding will ensure a longer presence in the garden.

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Planting period

Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -20°C (USDA zone 6b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 7 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions Cut off most of the faded flower stalks so that the plant doesn't exhaust itself producing seeds, but leave a few to encourage self-sowing and thus perpetuate the variety.
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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