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- The Akelei multiply: What options are there?
- Self-sowing - every year
- Sow the seeds directly
- Do homework at home
- Sharing strong aces
- Tips & Tricks
The columbine multiplies itself by seeds
The Akelei multiply: What options are there?
In rare cases, gardeners fall in love with the columbine. No wonder, because their flowers look unusual and the plant requires little care. Who wants to save the purchase can easily increase the columbine with the following methods!
Self-sowing - every year
One does not need to worry about the propagation of the columbines. Once planted, these perennials can reappear every year. They like to sow themselves. Their small, black colored and elongated seeds ripen in the summer. At maturity, the seed capsule springs open and throws the seeds into the environment.
The results of self-sowing are plants that are not sorted, d. H. do not have the same characteristics of the mother plant. If necessary, you will receive columbines with completely different flower colors. This can be positive, but also negative ... Decide for yourself, whether you want to cut off the withered flowers immediately or let the self-seeding run wild!
Sow the seeds directly
Do homework at home
Pre-breeding home:
Sharing strong aces
While sharing is common with other perennials, it is not common in the columbine. But this increase is possible! You should be extremely careful not to hurt the sensitive roots. Dig the rhizome of the columbine in autumn or spring, divide it and plant the new specimens in a suitable place.
Tips & Tricks
There are also cold-germinating columbines. These include, for example, the species called Aquilegia chrysantha. Their seeds should be placed in the fridge for 4 weeks before sowing or on the cool balcony in the spring.