Aquilegia
Question:
My question is about aquilegias, we have about a dozen and this year the plants seem healthy but the flower buds seem to dry up and not flower. Some have flowered but nearly all the plants are the same. Past years they have been fine, but this year poor show, any ideas please.
Answer:
It could be a couple of things. We have had a few weeks of warm/hot weather and it could be that at the vital time of bud development the plants dried. This would have caused the buds to drop before opening. Aquilegias like moist but well drained soil so you may want to keep an eye on that next year. Aquilegias are also sometimes short-lived so may need to be replaced every two to three years, they may just be getting to the end of their lives.
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