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Ranunculaceae
European Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris
Foolishness.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, average soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- In medieval art, Columbine symbolized the Holy Spirit and appeared in many paintings of the Madonna.
- The name Aquilegia may come from the Latin 'aquila' (eagle) because the spurs resemble eagle talons.
- Shakespeare references columbine in Hamlet, where Ophelia offers it as a symbol of thanklessness.
- European Columbine self-seeds so freely that colonies show incredible color variation within a few generations.
- The double-flowered 'Barlow' varieties lack spurs entirely and look completely different from the wild species.
Color meanings
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folly
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divine inspiration