Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 6"-8"
W: 6"-10"

planting zones

6a-10b

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Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero' plant details

Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer cream, purple and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculales
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 6 IN - 10 IN - wide, 6 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: cream, purple and yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Aquilegia buergeriana 'Calimero'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Dangling like delicate Japanese lanterns, the plum and soft yellow blossoms are topped with wispy, tapered spurs that curve inward. Like an ideal small-space ornament, this compact Aquilegia offers a demure mound of foliage and arresting colors.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

True story, this Columbine is named after an Italian cartoon character baby chicken Calimero, who travelled the world with half an egg on his head. Cute! Making a very dense perfect mound of foliage, it bear blooms Spring thru mid-Summer, with lots of pendulous creamy corollas surrounded by sepals of a lovely shade of reddish purple. Compact, floriferous & great in containers.! To 8”x 8” (including flowers).