Aquilegia Purple and White

Common name: Purple and White Columbine

Description:
Aquilegia 'Purple and White' is a perennial plant known for its striking bicolored flowers, featuring deep purple outer petals surrounding an inner white trumpet. The blooms are often upward-facing, adding a unique visual appeal to gardens. The plant forms a bushy, compact mound of lacy, deeply-cut green foliage. Blooming profusely from late spring into early summer, these columbines are relatively short-lived but will self-seed under favorable conditions, ensuring their presence in the garden for years to come. In Melbourne's climate, they thrive in well-drained soils with consistent moisture and prefer a position in full sun to part shade. Regular deadheading of spent blooms can prolong the flowering period and encourage a tidier appearance. These plants are also noted for attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, adding to the garden's ecological value. 

Form:

• Shrub - Small

Mature size:

• Height: Approximately 45–60cm
• Width: Approximately 30–45cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer

Flower colour:

• Purple
• White

Key attributes:

• Suitable for Pots
• Bee Attracting
• Butterfly Attracting
• Hummingbird Attracting
• Herbaceous
• Perennial

Toxicity: All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested, and contact with the sap may cause skin irritation.

Companion plants:

• Ferns
• Hostas
• Astilbes
• Heucheras
• Campanulas

These companions thrive in similar conditions and enhance the visual appeal of shaded or partially shaded garden areas.