aquilegia

[Sheona]

Mine have finished flowering, what can I do to encourage them to flower again this year?  Have read somewhere if I cut off all the foliage it will regrow and possibly flower again.  This seems a bit drastic for me! Just wondering of anyone has some info on this?  Thanks :-)

Oh, and I can't seem to locate the search facility on A4A, is it just me or has it dissapeared?

[Sheona]

[Palustris]

Don't remove all the foliage. Find where the old flwering stems emerge, and remove them right down to the base. New flowering shoots may appear then later on. Best done anyway or you end up with millions of seedlings all over the place.

[tim]

Eric - we're talking about the real ones, rather than a thicket of wild ones like this??

Unless otherwise advised, these all come out tomorrow!!

Strange how the camera can't focus on them?

[beejay]

I do cut mine right back, foliage & all, especially if they get a bit of powdery mildew. Then a good water & the foliage grows back nice & healthy but I've never had more flowers.

[saddad]

I just leave them alone and wait for next years self sets, even if you turf them all out some should hadve seeded by now!
;D

[Mrs Ava]

I cut mine back hard to make way for all the summer flowers in my woodland patch, and I have never had them reflower.  Maybe the competition is to much by the time they are regrowing.  I have a lovely upward facing yellow one open at the moment.  I have it miles away from the woodland patch as I want to keep it pure, and yellow!

[Rosa_Mundi]

I've never had mine re-flower either, and I have quite a selection. Some are cut back because of mildew or sawfly damage, some not.

[flowerlady]

I'm always looking for seed from stange colourways - would any of you have a few to spare? :-\

[saddad]

I have a white double with variegated foliage which seems to come true in self sets, any interest?
;D

[flowerlady]

Sounds lovely, I'll PM you  ;D

[beejay]

I have a very dark purple called Guiness I think.

[flowerlady]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

ooo yes please :D, I'll PM you