Flowers · perennial

Columbine from seed

Aquilegia spp.

Germination temperature: 70 to 75°F (21 to 24°C)
Sowing depth: do not cover
Days to germinate: 10 to 28 days
Light: Needs light: press onto the surface
Before sowing: Nothing needed
Start indoors: 8 to 10 weeks before planting out
Plant out: at the last frost

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Sowing

Light is needed: do not cover seed (Iowa State). Germination takes 10 to 20 days from fresh seed and up to 4 weeks from older seed. Sow 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost.

Care and transplanting

Plants flower the second year. Do not overwater seedlings.

Problems

Leaf miners squiggle leaves; cut back and bin the foliage.

Saving seed

Collect black seed from dry pods; columbines cross-pollinate.