Black Magic Mix
(from 11  mother plants)

All the 'blackest' ones: singles, doubles, clematis-flowered, 'Black Barlow', 'William Guiness'and it's double form, are all here. Spellbinding!

NOTES FOR ALL MIXES:
Resulting plants should not be labelled, for example, 'Touchwood Eventide'or even 'Eventide'as they will be a total mix, of some recognisable named cultivars together with un-named forms.

ALL plants are open pollinated, many have recessive genes. I hope MOST of the offspring will be as the mix describes but you are likely to have a wide range of usual, unusual and desirable other sorts as well.  Have fun! 

White Magic Mix 

(from 20 mother plants)

You've guessed it: all the white forms to enlighten your garden. Singles, clematis flowered, long-spurreds and all kinds of doubles including some very special ones.

 'Magically' you can select all the white seedlings at first leaf stage, just discard any with any purple in the petioles, leaving just those with a whitish green stem.
Such selections may also be marbled colours, ie ones with white mixed in with the dominant colour. Note long-spurred sorts and possibly other species white ones may not follow this magical rule.

Magical Mayhem Mix 

(from 8-12 mother plants)

Larger sized packets: more seeds.

Last year's seeds so double-sized packets.

 I've made another mistake: when I created my mixes I started putting some black magic mix ones into the white magic mix container. Choose this for a mix from black AND from white parents! I THINK there's about 70-80% white seeds in here.

Aquilegia ex white singles MIXED including unusuals, from 6 parents

Collected from various white-flowered plants including those with a hint of cream or pink (right) to them

Touchwood Elite Mix
(from 40+ mother plants)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Elite Mix from over 45 parent types in double-sized packets.

This is the mix you've always longed for, with seed selected from everything in the Touchwood collection, EXCEPT for single, plain pinks or purples (unless scented).

Start your own collection!

Touchwood Supreme Mix

at least 100 parent types in this mix

  And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Supreme Mix of over 100 parent types in double-sized packets.

Anything and everything in this mix!

Starshine Mix 
(Stellata mix from 16 mother plants)

Do you know these unusual forms?
The flower has become flattened and star-shaped or 'clematis-flowered' Many visitors cannot believe these are granny's bonnets!

Many colours, singles and double clematis flowered.

Barlows Mix 
(from 11 mother plants )

Barlow forms are like spiky pompoms and are actually a full double stellata form. These, too, are ancient forms that have been cultivated for many centuries. Includes Nora, Blue, Black, Purple, Christa, and Rose Barlows

Aquilegia ex Biedermeier, Mixed

from 6 parents

That's different: upwardly facing flowers on this dwarf mix. No need to tip this chins of these beauties, they gaze up adoringly at you gazing down adoringly on them.

And see Winky Mix, below.
 Photo by Robert Höck.

Aquilegia ex Winky (or similar), Mixed

from 8 parents

Like the Biedermeiers, these have upwardly facing flowers on shorter plants.

Aquilegia Denim & Ice

( Marbled Blue Mix )
(from 18 mother plants)

A selection of marbled or streaky blues and purples colours from Demin (light indigo) to Ice (hint of a tint of blue). Includes named varieties.

Select seedlings with no purpleyness on leaf-stalks, ie just like white ones are.

Touchwood Blushes
(from over 30 mother plants)

All the pinks, from the palest pearls to the richest crimsons and rubies are all here.Includes singles, all sorts of doubles, bicolours, clematis-flowered, 'Nora Barlow'and 'Rose Barlow'.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Blushes Mix of about 80 parent types in double-sized packets.

Touchwood Eventide
(from 12 mother plants)

Here we have the blues and purples: the colours of dusk and evening.Singles, varied doubles, bicolours, clematis-flowered and Barlow types.
Unbelievable variety …and some scented ones too!  And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Eventide Mix from 35 parent types in double-sized packets.

Touchwood Fancies
(from over 30 mother plants)

All the many and varied double forms, from white to black, through pinks, clarets, purples and bicoloureds. Pleated, frilly, clematis-flowered, Barlows, feather-dusters. Oh, and variegated foliage ones!
Special and spectacular!  And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Fancies Mix from nearly 100 parent types in double-sized packets.

Do you know when I was a little girl I used to pull the flowers off some of the Granny's Bonnets and stand them up on the grass-suspended over a crossed stick and pretend that they were ladies at a dance, I would imagine that they came alive at night. They were always dead by the next day, but I spent many happy hours. I never had pom pom ones though - I would have been thrilled with those. I will make an order soon. Our seasons are reversed here obviously - do I sow in spring or autumn? I am so happy to have found you!
'Happy gardening, Ellen Rowatt, Australia.

Touchwood 'Crinoline Ladies'

Pompoms mix from 9 parents

Sold out 2015

These cultivars have been grown in cottage gardens for centuries. The best are bicoloured, tight round pompoms. I've also included very full doubles that are pompom shaped when viewed 'face-on'.

Aquilegia flowers have 5 petals. Double forms have 10 around the flower in a circle (whorl), and more whorls of 10 within those. Pompom forms may have 10 x 10 petals, yes, 100 petals instead of 5! The photo, left, shows how these petals are stacked one-inside-the-other so each spur nestles in the spur of another.

Touchwood Duets

(from 38 mother plants)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Duets Mix from 80 parent types in double-sized packets.

A gorgeous mix of all my many bicoloured flowers. Singles and doubles, beautiful and impressive.
Also now available as seeds from just singles (Delightful Duos) or doubles (Double Delights), see 2 entries below.

'Delightful Duos' Mix

(from 18 mother plants)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Delightful Duos Mix from 35 parent types in double-sized packets.

Single forms with dramatic bicoloured flowers.

Note, if you want bicoloured long spurred flowers, choose McKana or Dragonfly Mixes.

Touchwood 'Double Delights'

(from 20 mother plants)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Double Delights Mix from 45 parent types in double-sized packets.

Aquilegia seeds from double flowers with two colours.

Touchwood Harmony Mix

Yellow bicoloured mix
(from 12 parents)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Harmony Mix from 25 parent types in double-sized packets.

These are unusual, they are the sorts of colours found in large, long-spurred aquilegias, but these are often only vulgaris-sized blooms.
Some may hold their heads hanging like the vulgaris cultivars, some are small, dainty long-spurred ones, which face outwards. These are hybrids, because of this, you'll be likely to get some very different and unusual offspring from this seed mix.

Long-Spurred Mix
(from 20 mother plants)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Long-spurred Mix from 40 parent types in double-sized packets.

McKanas, Dragonfly, coerulea hybrids, Songbird series, State series, Swan series etc.

Usually these are bicoloured, having either white or yellows as the second colour. The yellow, of course, can be any shade from creamy to orangey.

ex State Series Mix

 LAST YEAR'S seeds so double-sized packets.

Now, the f1 State Series is (mainly) the f1 Swan Series, but as I'm growing named plants of each Series I'm offering them separately as mixes, so also see below.

For further information, do visit Graham Rice's informative site. 

I've chosen photos from named plants from each of the ranges, however overall they should be interchangeable images, so do look at both pictures to get a good overall idea of them all.

ex Swan Series Mix

 LAST YEAR'S seeds so double-sized packets.

I'm sure you realise that the seedlings from these will be f2 generation so will show great diversity. If that's what you enjoy then I'm sure you'll be pleased with these.

I have found that colours of offspring may be similar to the parent, but shades may vary, so too the size and shape of flowers, plant height, and definitely its vigour (I find these US Series rather fussy to grow from seed in my garden).

Aquilegia Touchwood

Pharaoh's Treasure

Yellows mix from 8 parents

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Pharoah's treasures Mix from 23 parent types in double-sized packets.

What a great selection …from all types of yellow singles with a few doubles added for even greater effect.
Most parents were long spurred Aquilegia chrysantha types including blushed yellow ones, some will be smaller flowered or even nodding blooms.

Touchwood Glimmers
(from 22 mother plants)

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Glimmers Mix from 35 parent types in double-sized packets.

A selection of all the pale colours (including white), which stand out so well in the garden.
All sorts of flower forms and bicoloured ones.

Touchwood Riches
(from 10 mother plants)

All the darkest, deepest, richest colours. From 'black' through ruby and claret and purple and indigo.

Touchwood Simplicity Mix
(from 20 mother plants)

I thought I'd a comprehensive list of mixes …then a gentleman asked me for one from just the elegant, simple single flowers! So here it is!

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Simplicity Mix from 14 parent types in double-sized packets.

Touchwood

Fragrant Mix
(6 mother plants)

Sold out 2015

A mix of seed from the fragrant forms in my garden.

Touchwood Gold
(from 7 mother plants)

Giving a long season of interest are these gold-splashed and golden leafed forms.
Easily selected even at seed-leaf stage.

Seed from a wide selection of flower colours and forms, each one will delight both you and your friends.

Aquilegia Touchwood Liliput Lovelies!

Dwarf mix ex at least 25 types

I've finally got enough seed to offer to people wanting diminutive plants. These are from tiny species ones up to 'Winky' & 'Spring Magic' heights (12"/30cms).

Ideal for the rock garden, troughs, pots and the front of the border.

~Aquilegia
Rosina's Extra Specials Mix

Includes golden, variegated leaved forms and a HUGE range of flower forms. Do have a go.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Rosinas Mix from 35 parent types in double-double-sized packets.

Here's something different, from another keen gardener comes this collection. They are much larger packets of seeds as the viability is a little lower than mine as these are a year old. Rosina has an extraordinary aquilegia collection, and offers me all her 'left over' one year old seeds …BUT ONLY of her extra special forms.

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Touchwood Lottery Mix

more generous amounts
(from 11 parents)

???

Each year as I collect seeds from my National Collections I find that there are plants that have lost their labels. Oh dear what could they be?
Earlier, they went into the general mixes but what a waste of what could be extra-specials! Want to take a chance?
There's bound to be winners hence I've called it the Touchwood Lottery Mix!

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Note, the unknown plants that I take seeds from change each year, as (hopefully) I re-label the marked missing-label plants when they are next in flower.

Aquilegia ex Spring Magic Mix

(from 6 parents) 12-15" tall, 30-35cms

One of the earliest to flower in the garden.

Aquilegia Species Mix

at least ten types

Sorry, none for 2015

I have a few different species of aquilegia in my garden that don't offer enough seed individually to offer to you. I've mixed this seed and added some of the other species found on this webpage, given a stir, made a wish and here they are! Be surprised ….and pleased!

Singles, sometimes bicoloured and all sorts of shapes and sizes.  Note, the photos are for rough guidance only

Connoisseurs' Very Special Mix           from well over 20 parents

Can't choose?
How about this then: Connoisseurs' Choice. Very special mix from many very special, but low yield plants …the mix changes each year and is a marvellous opportunity to discover something very different and beautiful. Note: the photos may not depict actual plants harvested from, but gives an idea of the wealth of unusual forms that it contains. And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Connoisseurs' Very Special Mix from over 50 parent types in double-sized packets.

Aquilegia Touchwood Strewing Mix

HUGE packets that you can grow by scattering directly on the ground where you wish them to flower. Includes Touchwood Supreme mix with current plentifuls, as well as some of last year's spare seeds. Remember, they'll take 1-2 months to germinate.

Shooting Stars Mix

Yellow doubles from Touchwood
from 7 parents

Yellow doubles mix.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Shooting Stars Mix from 10 parent types in double-sized packets.

Dragon's Breath Mix
from 10 parents

From the land of dragons, comes seed from the remarkable collection of red & yellow doubles at Touchwood. To get an idea of the range of flowers included in this mix, see the ones pictured in the Touchwood Treasures seed page.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Dragon's Breath Mix from  22 parent types in double-sized packets.

VOLCANO!
from over 25 parents

'Volcano!' Mix from fiery shades in the Touchwood Treasures range.
Golden doubles and bicolours with pinks & reds, as well as  apricotty ones.

The photos show what my newer Aquilegia hybrid National Plant Collection is all about.
Spectacular, aren't they? And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Volcano! Mix from over 40 parent types in double-sized packets.

Touchwood 'Sunrise Surprises'

Pink & yellow doubles mixed
from 14 parents

Seed from all sorts of pink and yellow doubles including the blushed yellow ones.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Sunrise Surprises Mix from 15 parent types in double-sized packets.

Touchwood 'Sultan's Glory Mix'

Purple & yellow doubles mix from 5 parent plants.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Sultan's Glory Mix from 10 parent types in double-sized packets.

These and the next mix look rather similar. And, yes, it IS difficult to separate some purples from 'blacks', but generally to the eye (rather than camera) in daylight, these are more purple, and 'Night Lights' are darker.

Touchwood 'Night Lights'
'Black' & yellow doubles mixed from 4 parent plants

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Night Lights Mix from 5 parent types in double-sized packets.

Burgundy / black & yellow doubles.

Seed from those closest to black that I can get with yellow accompanying it. Sometimes the yellow fades to creamy with maturity of the individual flower.

Touchwood 'Black & Bruises!'

'Black' / blue / purple & yellow doubles mixed from 10 parents.

And/or choose LAST YEAR'S Black & Bruises Mix from 15 parent types in double-sized packets.

What beautiful colours bruises go after some days, not just 'black & blue' but rich purples, burgundies and yellows.
I think that the name of this mix (of the 3 above mixes) captures the striking colour effects of old bruises, without having to undergo the original pain!