Aquilegia vulgaris

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Aquilegia vulgaris

Plant (HPS Number P05093)

Notes:
Date donated: 21st Jan 2015
Donor: Carrie Thomas

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 100859 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024
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Articles and Publications linked to this species

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Aquilegia vulgaris linked to 1 HPS publication

Root Causes by Noel Kingsbury
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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Aquilegia vulgaris linked to 8 articles
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On a Chalk Hillside – October 2025
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Promiscuous plants and serendipity
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On a Chalk Hillside October 2022
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On a Chalk Hillside May 2022
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On a Chalk Hillside June 2020
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On a Chalk Hillside April 2018
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On a Chalk Hillside January 2018
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On a Chalk Hillside April 2017

Articles and Publications linked to this genus

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1 linked publication

Root Causes by Noel Kingsbury
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

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4 linked articles
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On a Chalk Hillside – October 2025
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Promiscuous plants and serendipity
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On a Chalk Hillside – June 2025
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden

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