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  1. men8ifr

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    Does anyone know what this is?
    Will get the right pic in a minute
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    Looks like Aquilegia, AKA Columbine & Grannies Bonnets.
     
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      Definitely Aqueligia. Will spread but very easy to remove and sometimes throws up interesting hybrids if left to self seed.
       
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        oooh is that was this is? :ideaIPB:

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          Agree - Aquilegia

          Will be interesting to see what colour it is
           
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          Definitely an Aquilegia. They're very colourful, the bees love them and they spread easily. If they're spreading too much they're easy to identify because of the shape of the leaves. so if you want them out then it's easy to dig them up.

          Over the last two years some areas of the country have been hit a new form of downy mildew that attacks them. no cure found yet. :sad: We've lost over 4,000 Aquilegias in the last two years!

          @Sirius are you going to be able to make it to our Open Day this year? You'll be able to meet a lot of members. :blue thumb:
           
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            An interesting fact about Aquiligia, in some cases bees cant get to the pollen, so they take a short cut and pierce a hole through the spurs (tails).
             
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              Pretty little plant now the flowers are out, no idea where it came from though :heehee:

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                that's a nice result! They will self seed happily so you will probably find you have them forever now.
                 
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