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Grannys Bonnet Firecracker in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aquilegia 'Firecracker'

 

Granny's Bonnet 'Firecracker'

An upright, attractive looking plant. This species are popular garden flowers and appear in a variety of single colours and bi-colours with single or double blooms. Though perennial, they are best treated as biennials as cultivars can be short-lived. Remove flower-heads to prevent the plant going to seed as they self seed. 'Firecracker' bears orangey-red, long-spurred blooms with contrasting canary-yellow. The foliage is blue-green.

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plant Features
  • Grannys Bonnet Firecracker likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Grannys Bonnet Firecracker likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Grannys Bonnet Firecracker is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Grannys Bonnet Firecracker likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Granny's Bonnet 'Firecracker'

Latin name

Aquilegia 'Firecracker'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Ranunculaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Grannys Bonnet Firecracker likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Frost

    Grannys Bonnet Firecracker is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Grannys Bonnet Firecracker likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Grannys Bonnet Firecracker likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Grannys Bonnet Firecracker is 0.20meters x 0.80meters 0.20 M 0.80 M

Aquilegia 'Firecracker'

An upright, attractive looking plant. This species are popular garden flowers and appear in a variety of single colours and bi-colours with single or double blooms. Though perennial, they are best treated as biennials as cultivars can be short-lived. Remove flower-heads to prevent the plant going to seed as they self seed. 'Firecracker' bears orangey-red, long-spurred blooms with contrasting canary-yellow. The foliage is blue-green.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Flowers from late spring to early summer. Remove flower stems at base after flowering or, leave to collect seed.

 

When to plant

From Mid Autumn TO Early Spring

Plant in autumn or spring in moist but well drained soil

 

Propagation by seed Spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds into flowering position.

 

Propagation by seed

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Sow seeds into flowering position.

 
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