Crystal White Star Columbine Seeds — Aquilegia caerulea
Crystal White Star Columbine Seeds — Aquilegia caerulea
Pure Elegance for the Cottage Garden
'Crystal White Star' is a breathtaking pure white form of Aquilegia caerulea, producing exquisite star-shaped flowers with pristine white petals and long graceful spurs, centred with soft creamy white. Nodding gently on slender stems above delicate ferny foliage, these luminous blooms bring a sense of quiet refinement and cool beauty to shaded borders and woodland garden edges. Stunning planted en masse or woven through other cottage garden perennials.
Why Gardeners Love It
- ⭐ Exquisite pure white star-shaped blooms — pristine petals with long elegant spurs and creamy centres
- 🌿 Beautiful ferny foliage — attractive blue-green leaves that look lovely even when not in flower
- 📏 Grows 45–60 cm tall — perfect for the middle of borders and woodland garden edges
- 🐝 Loved by long-tongued bees — the long spurs are perfectly designed for specialist pollinators
- 🌱 Hardy perennial — returns year after year and self-seeds gently through the garden
- 🌸 Elegant cut flower — luminous and long-lasting in cottage-style arrangements
Growing Tips for New Zealand
Sow seeds in autumn or early spring into moist, well-drained seed-raising mix. Aquilegia benefits from a period of cold stratification — sowing in autumn and leaving pots outside over winter gives excellent results. Transplant seedlings to a partially shaded or dappled sun position with rich, moisture-retentive soil, spacing 30–40 cm apart. Deadhead after flowering to extend the season, or allow to self-seed for a naturalistic effect. Plants are long-lived and improve with age.
What's in the Packet
Each packet contains 15 seeds of Aquilegia caerulea 'Crystal White Star'.