This little pinky popped up in my flowerbed. I have no idea where this came from. She just "volunteered" Not the prettiest I've ever seen but I'm glad she decided to live in my yard! With a name like "Pinkard", I have to like pink! ( photo / image / picture from stratsmom's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from stratsmom's Garden )
What a lovely delicate shade of pink she is. I have some columbines too that I didn't plant. I think the birds must bring them to the garden. They are always welcome to set up home here. :-D
She's adorable. I usually let my columbines set seed, since I often get new colour combinations from the offspring.
Droopy -- does that mean they will spread if I don't collect the seeds and plant them somewhere else?
Yes, they will spread, but what you will get is not necesserily what you started off with. they are very promiscuous and cross with any other Aquilegias within bee flight. We have just spent hours pulling out hundreds of rubbishy self seeded ones from all over the garden. Sadly after a few years they do tend to get smaller and smaller flowers in muddy colours. Then it is time to buy a packet of large flowered hybrids and start again. We also have the problem that the self sown ones tend to crowd out any other plants.
I see Palustris has already given you an answer, daisybeans. I also tear up boring ones but add new ones in fresh colours every year. I especially like the Nora Barlow cross-plants. They look funny with their fuzzy blooms and have nice, clean colours. Now, if only the aquilegia with variegated foliage would be kind enough to produce a cross-breed with Barlow-like blooms I'd be very happy.
Interesting, thanks Palustris and Droopy. Last year I planted two and they were larger this year. Loaded with blooms --spent now and dropping seeds I suppose.
Beautiful little columbine there. I have never seen one that shade of pink...I bet the birds planted it for you...lucky you.
