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Aquilegia alpina |
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| Common name |
blue alpine columbine |
| Family |
ranunculaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-7) |
| Flowers |
deep blue (spring) |
| Size |
20" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
| Seed ripens | late June |
Species columbine native to the Alps, not too different in its overall appearance from common columbine: characteristically cut blue-green leaves, cool torpedo buds, and spurred flowers. The flowers are fairly large, and usually face downward.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Aquilegia alpina
- Seed from HPS/MAG '08/'09 exchange. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (3%G, 3d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (10w) - 70F (1%G, 3d)
- Seed from '12 garden, cold-stored through summer. Baggy 35F (10w) - 70F (58%G, 4-10d)
- Seed from '14 garden, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (10w) - 70F (82%G, 4-10d)
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