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Ranunculaceae
Fan Columbine
Aquilegia flabellata
Eastern elegance.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
- Native to
- Japan, Sakhalin Island
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Fan Columbine is the most compact species, with dwarf varieties growing only 6 inches tall.
- The species name 'flabellata' means 'fan-shaped,' describing its distinctive blue-green foliage.
- The variety 'Nana Alba' is a pure white miniature form that is prized for alpine troughs and containers.
- Its short, strongly hooked spurs distinguish it from the long-spurred American columbine species.
- Fan Columbine has been cultivated in Japanese gardens for centuries and appears in traditional Japanese art.
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