Scientific Name: Aquilegia (hybrid cvs.)
Common Name: hybrid columbine
Family Name: Ranunculaceae
Origin: Canada - central, Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Round
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Lobed, Compound, Alternate, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Trifoliate (ternate), Odd-pinnate, Biternate, Obovate, Orbicular, Incised
Flowers: Panicle, White, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Pink, Red, Apr-May
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Brown, Jun-Jul
Key ID Features:
Flowers radially symmetical, petals 5, each with a broad lip (lamina) and hooked or straight spur directed along the petiole (often the same colour as the large petal-like sepals).