Scientific Name:
Aquilegia
(hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
ack-wih-LEE-jee-uh
Common Name:
hybrid columbine
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, (bi-)pinnately compound, most 12-15cm long, leaflets obovate-orbicular, 2-5cm wide, lobed margin (some further divided into pinnae); flowers radially symmetical, petals 5, each with a broad lip (lamina) and hooked or straight spurs directed along the petiole (often the same colour as the large petal-like sepals); fruit an aggregate of 5-15 follicles.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (Parentage ususally involves A. vulgaris which can freely hybrize with many other columbine species.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Usually listed as A. x hybrida.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed, Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate), Odd-pinnate, Biternate
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Brown
Shapes:
Obovate, Orbicular
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Incised, Palmately lobed
Additional Info:
long petioles
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Pink, Red (colour of petal spurs, lamina and sepals vary with cv.)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Additional Info:
Single and short panicle; spurred petals
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
many seeded (toxic); aggregates of 5 (5 pistils)
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, toxic
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Caterpillar or cutworm, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Rust (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden