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COLUMBINES

Aquilegia alpina

Alpine Columbine

Beautiful lacy green foliage with nodding blue flowers May-June. Sun to part shade in fertile, well-drained soil with regular water. Use in rock garden, woodland or border. 20”X12” Native to the Alps. Zones 4-7. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia caerulea

Aquilegia caerulea flower ©

Aquilegia caerulea flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

Light blue and white flowers with long, showy spurs. 24” x 12”. Sun to part shade, well drained, moist soil. Hardy to -30 degrees F. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia canadensis

Aquilegia canadensis flower ©

Aquilegia canadensis flower

Aquilegia canadensis, Canada Columbine ©

Aquilegia canadensis in raised bed

Canada

Columbine

Brilliant red flowers with yellow corolla spring to summer on plant 24-36" high by 12" wide. Sun to part shade, well drained, moist soil. Native to the Eastern US and Canada. Zones 3-9. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia chrysantha v chaplinei

Aquilegia chrysantha v chaplinei ©

Aquilegia chrysantha v chaplinei

Golden

Columbine

Southwestern US native grows only 12" high and has delicate leaves and golden-yellow flowers. Sun to part shade, well drained, moist soil. Endemic to the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia flabellata var pumila -

Dwarf Fan Columbine

Aquilegia flabellata var pumila ©

Dwarf Fan Columbine ©

Perfect For Troughs!

Only 6” high, this attractive dwarf columbine lavender-blue and white flowers in late spring. Grow in full or part sun in rocky, well drained, moist soil. Use in a small-scale rock garden, trough or other container. Japan. Hardy to –30 F.

Aquilegia formosa

Aquilegia formosa flower ©

Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine ©

Western

Columbine

This striking Northwest native has nodding red flowers, with yellow corolla. 24-36” high x 30” wide. Sun to part shade, well drained, moist soil. Native to the western US. Zones 4-8. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia jonesii x saximontana

Alpine Treasure

A hybrid of two choice alpine Columbines, A. jonesii from the Bighorn Mountains northward and A. saximontana from the Rockies The result is a small, dense cluster of foliage and large, deep blue, only slightly nodding, flowers with the hooked spurs more characteristic of A. saximontana. Grow in cool sun to part shade, gritty, well drained, moist soil. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia rockii

Himalayan

Columbine

Lacy plant with rich lilac flowers bloom May-July. 12”x18” Sun to part shade in gritty, well drained, moist soil. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Native to the Himalayas. Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia ecalcarata (Syn.Semiaquilegia ecalcarata)

Spurless Columbine

Native to the mountains of China, this graceful columbine has recently been returned to the genus Aquilegia. It has spurless violet-purple flower in June-July. 12” high by12” wide. Grow in sun or part shade in humus rich, well-drained, moist soil. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Ranunculaceae