Solved Aquilegia?

Hello there

Please can somebody ID this plant (or weed)?

I've been trying, mostly unsuccessfully, to grow aquilegia from seed and I've only had one germinate. Then I found this plant next to my rose whilst I was tidying. Could it be an aquilegia? Similar leaves I thought?

 

Looks like an aquilegia seedling to me.

 

Yes I'd say that was Aquilegia.
I've also had bad success rates growing Aqualigia from seed when I've grown it in a seed tray, however I've found that if I sprinkle the seed over the flower bed the germination is better? Since it's germinated in my flowerbeds I let it self seed every year & it literally comes up where ever it wants!

 

Yes, I agree as well.

These are always popping up around the garden, if they are in the wrong
place, then I just wait until they are a bit bigger to move them.

Of course, as I have different types and colours, you never know
what has seeded

 

Thank you both for your replies.

It's been my lowest success of the season, and then one randomly pops up in my rose, I've no idea how it got there! My husband thinks it's hilarious that after all my efforts one seedling has magically appeared of its own accord!

I think I will stop trying so hard and do exactly what you suggest Beckie and just sprinkle a few seeds around.

 

I have loads of Aqueilga all round my front and back garden and I don't have any problems with them germinating when they fall out of the brown seed pods.I have even got them growing in my front garden lawn which is a pain but I just mow them when I cut the lawns.

Most defiantly an Aqueilga as everyone has said so try not to dig it up but cherish it and by next year you should have more of them if it flowers this year

 

Next time try gently rubbing the seed between two pieces of fine sand paper, just enough to slightly abrade the surface. The reason the seed does better in the ground is that it gets this damage done to it by the normal weathering conditions which it does not in a seed tray.

 

Yep ... you have an Aquilegia!
I too have them self seeding in an area under a magnolia tree. I don't do anything to encourage them apart from leave them alone from year to year and they always come up beautifully. My only disappointment is that they're all blue (I love blue by the way, but would just like some other colours) ..... really must find a friend who I can acquire some seed heads off :-)

 

I have a similar problem, @Soup1 , but mine are all deep purple.

When I was in the UK, my garden there had mainly pale pinks etc, with many of the stubby "doubles". Whilst many other plants piggy-backed around Belgium with me, these didn't...

 

I also have many in my gardens. no problems with them popping up next spring from the mature plant dropping its seeds. I don't even bother with dealing with it all. Just have to have quick eyes as I am weeding around in the spring. Because I have several self seeders, I do not mulch much as many babies appear in the spring.

 

Aquilegia here too. Had some lovely ones in the garden in spring so collected a few pods.

The amount of tiny black seeds that came out was astonishing so there's no wonder they spread like they do.

I hate digging them up but some customers don't want them full stop and I have to do what they say, even though many things are a travesty.