Western columbine (Achillegia) Pink lantern cultivation report.

I tried to grow a pink lantern of Western columbine (Achillegia) from seedlings.

Sierra: Hello. I’m Sierra, a fairy of Western columbine (Achillegia).

Paula: It is also Paula. There are so many different types of this Western columbine series, right?

Sierra: If you say that, there are a lot of variations. Thanks to you, this Western columbine series can be released in succession.

Paula: Well, all the readers were tired of our faces, so this time we asked them to put out in a pink lantern style.

Sierra: Did you do that pink lantern? I think it’s a poisonous mushroom again!

Paula: What are you talking about? If you say yellow accent color on pink skirt, only Achillegia pink lantern is the only one.

Sierra: Well, it’s true that Achillegia’s pink lantern is rare in the Western columbine series, with only one flowering stem and many flowers, each with a large number of flowers. The flowers are facing downwards, so it really looks like a lantern procession, and it blooms lively.

Paula: That’s just right! I wonder if my costume was a little too plain compared to that?

Sierra: Shut up

Columbine (Achillegia) Pink Lantern “Almost Weekly” Cultivation Report

3/14start
Seedling
Paula
The columbine series is as strong as weeds and has a lot of vitality like us. Flexible
Sierra
What are we, mix me up. Well, if you start with columbine from seeds, you won’t be able to make buds with the cold of midwinter, so it’s been two years since you started with seeds. It’s going to be a little long (see Achillegia McCana Giant here for what happens when you grow it from seeds). So this time, I’m going to try it from the seedlings after one winter.
3/21
Leaves increase
Paula
I’m sleeping deep in the ground for the whole of February, but if I don’t hear the voice of March, I’m starting to grow leaves fiercely. While being mistaken for a clover.
Sierra
That’s right. Please be careful not to be mistaken for a clover and be pulled out. If you look at it, it’s not that similar, though.
3/28
Buds come out!
Paula
Wow, it’s fast! The bud is already big for 2 weeks!
Sierra
The columbine that passed through the winter will grow at once in March. There is a tower with thick stems! Is there a bud there?
4/4
Flowering begins! ??
Paula
What’s the difference between the time when the buds are formed and the time when the flowers open?
Sierra
It’s okay to make them scream. I want you to enjoy the flowers that gradually increase in volume over a period of about two weeks.
4/11
Flowering!
Paula
came out! A gorgeous flower like me! I can’t help but notice it
Sierra
A three-dimensional and cute flower that looks like a pink dress. In fact, it is the calyx that looks like the outer petals. This is the most distinctive feature of the unique flower shape of columbine.
4/18
Make flowers all at once
Paula
Spectacular! It looks like a pink lantern when you look at it like this.
Sierra
Among the western columbines, this pink lantern has many flowers and the flower shape is downward, so you can enjoy a fantastic landscape like this lantern procession.

Western columbine (Achillegia) pink lantern cultivation point

Due to the nature of buds that do not form unless they pass through the cold of winter, when cultivated from seeds, flowering will occur around March the following year even if they are sown in spring. More stable, voluminous plants and flowers are produced in the second year than in the first year and in the third year than in the second year.

Cultivation difficulty：★★☆☆☆