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Aquilegia bertolonii

Aquilegia bertolonii

columbine

Synonym(s) Aquilegia reuteri

Common name columbine

Family ranunculaceae

Life cycle perennial (Z2-9)

Flowers blue (May)

Size 12"

Light sun-part shade

From seed Germinated for me at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Seed ripens late June

A pretty little dwarf columbine, often used in rock gardens. I like the "blue bomb" buds. They are the earliest-blooming columbines in our garden, but haven't been long-lived - so I start new ones from seed regularly.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: front perennial border, rock garden, orchard nursery area

One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '04/'05 HPS/MAG exchange. Baggy 70F (60%G, 13-48d)
Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 70F (77%G, 11-21d)
Seed from HPS/MAG '07/'08 exchange. Baggy 70F (27d; 14%G, 18-24d) - 35F (6w) - 70F (5%G, 14d)
Seed from HPS/MAG '07/'08 exchange. Baggy 70F (3w) - 35F (7w) - 70F (2%G, 17d). Rest of seed to pot outside 5/3/09

Easy, as columbines go, as long as seed is fresh.

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