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Ranunculaceae
Fan Columbine
Aquilegia flabellata
Elegance and grace.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Aquilegia
- Native to
- Japan, Korea
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.5-1.5 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, gritty
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The species name 'flabellata' means fan-shaped, referring to the distinctive rounded, fan-like leaflets.
- Fan columbine is naturally compact and makes an ideal rock garden plant, rarely exceeding 12 inches tall.
- The variety 'Nana Alba' is a prized pure white dwarf form that has won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
- Japanese alpine populations grow at elevations above 8,000 feet, developing an especially compact form.
- Unlike many columbines that freely hybridize, fan columbine maintains genetic purity because its short spurs attract different pollinators than long-spurred species.
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