Aquilegia vulgaris 'Christa Barlow' - 2026

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Christa Barlow' is a charming perennial cultivar featuring delicate double flowers in soft lavender-purple shades that bloom in late spring to early summer. The elegant flowers sit above finely divided, bluish-green foliage, creating a graceful contrast and adding vertical interest to borders, cottage gardens, and mixed perennial beds. This variety is highly attractive to pollinators, including bees and butterflies, enhancing garden biodiversity while providing a long-lasting display of colour. Hardy and easy to grow from seed or young plants, 'Christa Barlow' may self-seed to form naturalised clumps over time. Deadheading spent flowers can prolong the flowering period, and it thrives in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade.