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Ranunculaceae
Alpine Columbine
Aquilegia alpina
Mountain majesty.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
- Native to
- European Alps, Switzerland, Austria
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Alpine Columbine has the largest flowers of any European Aquilegia species, reaching 3 inches across.
- The flowers are a deep, pure blue that is considered one of the truest blues in the plant kingdom.
- The hooked spurs on the flowers hold nectar that only long-tongued bumblebees can reach.
- It naturally hybridizes with other columbine species, making pure Alpine Columbine rare in cultivation.
- The plant thrives in alpine meadows at elevations between 5,000 and 8,000 feet.
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