Winky Red White granny's bonnet (Aquilegia vulgaris) is tufty perennial growing 40 - 50 cm tall and developing a compact, dense habit. Atop long pedicels sit extremely beautiful, double flowers with short spurs that take on burgundy-red colour with sightly lighter petal edges. Flowers face upwards and appear in large numbers from end of April until July. Granny's bonnet "Winky Red White" may be used in containers, for filling border edgings and plantings in naturalistic gardens as complement to ground cover plants under older trees. It may also be used as cut flower.

Granny bonnet's seeds are sown in April - May to a seed bed. You should freeze the seeds for a short time before the sow. Fully developed seedlings are transplanted to the permanent site in July and August in 30 - 40 cm spacings. You may also sow the seeds directly in autumn (September - October) without the prior freezing. The plants will bloom already next year. Granny's bonnets require humous, moist soils rich in nutrients, particularly lime. They should grow on partially shady sites, preferably under trees or shrubs with loose coronas. They need regular watering in well-lit spots. In autumn the overground parts of the plant dry out. These plants winter in the soil very well and do need any winter covering.

A package contains 0.1 g of "Winky Red White" granny's bonnet seeds, as well as the sow-by date and growing instructions.

• Weight: 0.1 g
• Height: 40 - 50 cm
• Use: Ornamental - edgings, containers, naturalistic gardens, cut flower
• Flowering period: end of April - July
• Growth form: compact, dense tufts
• Flower colour: Burgundy-red with lighter edges
• Vegetation form: perennial
• Flower type: double, with short spurs
• Site: partially shady; humous, moist soil rich in nutrients and lime