William Guinness – Aquilegia vulgaris

Aquilegia vulgaris is a deciduous herbaceous perennial with nodding flowers. The wild form is usually blue, while garden forms also occur in purple, mauve, pink and white. Flower structure is especially useful for distinguishing its named selections: double, spurless forms differ visibly from flowers with developed spurs. The catalogue average is 800 seeds per gram, a useful reference when comparing bulk quantities.