Columbine - Aquilegia (Taxonomy, Characteristics, Distribution, Images)

Columbine

Columbine are prized perennials used to add color, texture, and height to any garden. Blooming for weeks, these plants are available in a wide range of colors and sizes, so you can mix and match or choose to dedicate your garden to one variety. A favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds, the bell-shaped flowers provide the perfect opening for these important pollinators. Columbine are the official state flower of Colorado.

Scientific classification

Genus

Columbine (Aquilegia)

Family

Buttercup

Order

Buttercups, poppies and allies

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80 cm

Plant Height

20 cm

Spread

Deciduous

Leaf type

0 - 35 ℃

Ideal Temperature

Images of Columbine

Species

Common columbine Red columbine Colorado blue columbine Golden columbine Yellow columbine Dark columbine Crimson Columbine Oriental columbine Alpine columbine Sierra columbine Siberian columbine Fan columbine Siberian columbine Pyrenean columbine Green-flowered columbine Aquilegia buergeriana European crowfoot Caucasian columbine Common columbine 'Clementine Blue'Common columbine 'Nora Barlow'Common columbine 'Clementine Salmon Rose'Common columbine 'Ruby Port'Aquilegia dumeticola Common columbine 'Clementine Rose'Columbines 'BlueBird'Common columbine 'Green Apples'Columbines 'Cardinal'Columbines 'McKana Hybrid'Columbines 'Sunshine'Aquilegia hybrid Columbines 'Hensol Harebell'Common columbine 'Winky Double Red'Columbines 'Crimson Star'Columbines 'Dove'Common columbine 'Nora Barlow'Common columbine 'Blue Barlow'Common columbine 'Black Barlow'Common columbine 'White Barlow'

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Spurred flowers resembling eagle's talons in a variety of colors.

Ternately compound leaves with oval leaflets and deep, rounded lobes.

Fruit composed of 5-15 slender follicles that split to release black seeds.

Modest plant size of 1-2 feet (30-60 cm) with lacey foliage.

Blooms from mid-spring to early summer, with bicolored tubular petals.

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Care Guide for Columbine

Every week

Water

Full sun

Sunlight

0 - 35 ℃

Ideal Temperature

Water: Columbine flourishes in moderately moist environments and demonstrates moderate drought tolerance. Weekly watering is recommended for optimal hydration. Typically grown outdoors, columbine thrives with consistent moisture and cooler temperatures, promoting vibrant flowering during its growing season.

Propagation: Propagation methods for columbine include seed sowing, division, and basal cuttings. Success factors are cooler germination temperatures, well-drained soil, and partial sun. Stratify seeds for four weeks before sowing, or divide in spring, maintaining moisture for reestablishment.

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