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COLUMBINES


 

Aquilegia alpina

Alpine Columbine has striking blue flowers in spring©  

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 rockii


Aquilegia rockii flower©


Aquilegia rockii Himalayan Columbine in our raised bed rock garden©

   

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)

   

Aquilegia ecalcarata flower©



Semiaquilegia ecalcarata , Spurless Columbine, is a compact and graceful plant.©


 
 


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

 

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