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A.caerulea
(til høyre)
This short-lived, upright, alpine species from the Rocky Mountains grows
to 2 ft (60 cm) or more in height with a rather narrow growth habit. It is
Colorado’s state flower and arguably the finest of the wild columbines. Big,
powdery blue and white nodding flowers on branching stems appear in late spring
and early summer. It sometimes produces a few blooms in fall (autumn). It does
best in rich soil.
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Aquilegia Vulgaris This is the true columbine of
Europe, one of the parents of many hybrids. It grows to 3 ft (1 m) high with a
spread of 18 in (45 cm) or more. On long stems from the center of a loose
rosette of
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gray-greenfoliage,
it bears funnel-shaped, short-spurred flowers, typically dull blue in wild
plants but ranging through pink, crimson, white and purple in garden varieties.
The cultivar ‘Nora Barlow’
has double flowers of a curious form, with many
narrow,
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A.
crysantha
Aquilegia
skinneri
Suited to a moist,
semi-shaded position, this species from New Mexico
has finely divided, fern-like foliage and its pendulous
green-yellow flowers have bright red, upward-pointing
spurs up to 2 in (5 cm) long. Flowering over a long
period during the summer months, it can grow to
3 ft (1 m) tall.
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Aquilegia ‘Crimson Star’
Family name:
Ranunculaceae
Hardiness zone from 3 To 10
Flowering colors: Crimson
Flowering season: Spring,
Summer
Garden type: Rockery/Bank,
Bedding Plant, Cut/Dry Flower, Small Garden
Position: Sunny, Semi-Shaded
Propagation season: Spring,
Autumn
Soil: Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam
Crimson Star
til høyre.
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Crimson
star
These long-spurred aquilegias usually
face their flowers upwards to the viewer, in contrast
to the pendent flowers of the short-spurred granny’s
bonnets. The nectar spurs, which in other aquilegias
normally match the color of the petals
of which
they are a prolongation, match the
crimson of the
sepals in this cultivar. |
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Cultivation: Frost hardy, they prefer a
well-drained light soil, enriched with animal manure, and a sunny site protected
from strong winds and with some shade in hot areas. Keep moist and give plenty
of liquid fertilizer during growth. In cold climates columbines are perennials
and need to be cut to the ground in late winter, but growing the larger-flowered
cultivars as annuals usually gives best results. Propagate by division or from
seed in fall (autumn) and spring; many of them self-seed readily.
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