The columbines are a genusAquilegia of about 70 species of perennials that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the northern hemisphere. They are known for their distinctive flowers, generally bell-shaped, with spurs on each petal.
Several species are grown in gardens; the European Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, is a traditional garden flower in Britain, and several of the species that are native to North America are popular garden plants there.
Species include:
Oil Shale Columbine Aquilegia barnebyi
Smallflower Columbine Aquilegia brevistyla
Colorado blue Columbine Aquilegia caerulea
American Columbine Colorado columbine, red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
Date : 10/21/2005 Time : 2:37:37 AM Columbine is the common name for the genusAquilegia, showy, flowering perennials belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae.
Columbines are valued for their dainty flowers of many colors, usually with the petals extending backward to form hollow tubes called spurs.
The common European columbine, A. vulgaris, the source of numerous horticultural varieties and wild plants, reaches about 60 cm (2 ft) in height and bears drooping blue, purple, pink, or white flowers.
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