Wordless Wednesday
European Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Red and White Double'

(a-kwi-LEE-jee-a) (vul-GAIR-iss)

Synonyms: European Crowfoot, Granny's Bonnet

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If I told you that you could grow a plant named both after an eagle as well as a dove, would you be interested?

I would hope so because it is an easily grown perennial that will self-sow and delight you for years by popping up here and there throughout the garden. Aquilegia is the name of this delightful plant – aquilegia comes from the Latin word aquila meaning ‘eagle’ and if you look at the individual petals, you can see the resemblance to an eagle. Well, OK, you have to use your imagination but I can see one. Columbine is the other name for this plant and this comes to us because the upside-down flowers resemble a circle of drinking doves. . . .

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We've been experiencing a bit of rain in Chicago these past few days and one benefit from it is the seedlings that have emerged or have been given a boost by extra water. I was taking advantage of the fact that the soil is saturated with water and pulling weeds is relatively easy when I spotted a couple of seedlings. One of the seedlings I spotted amongst the weeds is this columbine seedling. . . .

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Columbine
One of my First "Photo Paintings" from the new version of Painter

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My columbine was overrun with blooms this year.  So much so that it toppled over with the weight of them.  I’m pretty sure the variety is Aquilegia ‘Nora Barlow’, which is described as a clematis-flowered type of columbine.  When I bought this plant, I was expecting the more traditional spurred flowers, but this one has really grown (groan) on me.

It seems like it’s about ten times the size now that it was when I first planted it a couple of years ago.  It gets full sun and sits smack in the middle of my perennial garden. The only problem besides the floppiness is minor leaf miner (again!) damage.  All in all, a great plant.

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Posted by gremlin Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-06-18, 00:13:07

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My mom and I were at the greenhouse this weekend shopping, when we spotted a bunch of Columbine plants. I have always loved these unique looking flowers ever since the first time I found them growing wild in the woods by our house when I was young. The wild Columbine were red and yellow; I would always pick them and put them in my bedroom so I could enjoy them as much as possible. At the greenhouse this weekend we found a lot of really beautiful colors, but we haven’t tried growing them as perennials in our yard so we only got one. I am really hoping that it does well and comes back next year. Then we will have a good reason to buy a bunch more. . .

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~ Columbine

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Columbine
Aquilegia
(a-kwi-LEE-jee-uh)
Ranunculaceae (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ay)

I haven’t really done too much work with all the different Columbines, even though I am growing about a 1,000 of them this year. I haven’t bought any in a long time and I think they have been hybridizing amongst themselves. In one area I have a dark purple strain of Columbine that returns from seed each year. This white one was growing in the middle of all of the purples. It seems like a different type as it is much lower growing and has different foliage. As a matter of fact this is the only Columbine of this type in the whole garden. So naturally I had to take a picture of it. It was real sunny so I couldn’t get a good picture of the border. I am surprised that I didn’t blow out the whites on these pictures. . . .

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The second picture has a big bumblebee visiting my columbines.

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-05-25, 06:34:09

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You guess what it is yet? The aquilegia purple empereor.I used the entrance hall as a photographic studio, opened the blinds, and posed my plants for their pictures taking.

Its a shame my flat has east facing windows that are shaded by tall buildings.

The texture of the flower comes out and the yellow styles hung down enticingly.

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-05-25, 06:33:59

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I got Columbine seeds from a seed trade last year and sowed them in the garden and had great germination success with them. Even though they germinated with ease all I got last year was foliage but this year they have really exploded and have put on quite a show in the garden. It seems like everyday I go out there to check on them there is a new stalk appearing with blooms that go great with the last of the 'Queen of Night' Tulips and the Allium 'Purple Sensation' that is blooming just behind in this photo. . . . .

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We were wandering around HomeDepot because we were in the area and saw this interesting looking columbine and bought it. The tag says that it's a 'Winky mix' but no other description. I don't like to buy things from HD because of the incident I had trying to return extra unopened boxes of grout which they were going to charge me a restocking fee for even after we bought thousands of dollars worth of tile and underlayment but that's another story. Anyway the flowers were too nice to pass up. I also noticed many more varieties of 'Nora Barlow' with different color combinations I never saw before.


This very pale yellow columbine was the first one in our yard to flower. Again I don't know the name of it (possibly Aquilegia vulgaris, the European columbine) it's not very tall but a very prolific bloomer.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-05-08, 23:48:44

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The first columbine of 2007 has bloomed. Like last year, it is the Wild Columbine.

I don't understand why it is always the smallest plant that blooms first. When these big ones bloom, it should be quite a sight.

These were all grown from old seed that I (finally) planted two years ago. It germinated and started blooming last year. This year the plants are huge. I'm hoping they will reseed themselves freely.

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Posted by OldRoses Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-05-06, 22:23:22

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Aquilegia Purple empereor.There is a mystery though with this nursery bought beauty of a plant..

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-04-27, 23:49:26

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Its 6.14 am, nearly time to leave house.I will do some posts tomorrow.I can tell when my days off are because I post lots of photos and words.

Aquilegia purple empereor is star like from the top, purple petals with yellow tips on edge.

Who cant be happy with a flower that mad looking and colourful?

Have good days wherever you are in the world :)

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-04-25, 17:45:53

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This morning at 6am....

This evening at 9pm...

What a difference a day makes.I will take more pictures soon in daylight to highlight the flowers colours.I love Aquilegia, and this was the first one i have seen flower so im Excited.It means its getting the proper TLC to make sure the plant flowered!!

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The Aqualegia Purple Empereor.I hope that i will have a purple flower to photgraph soon!

Frans Favourite plants!

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-04-20, 17:09:13

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Columbines cont'd.

Let's see if I can't get it right this time. This is as close a blue in a columbine as we have to the Delphinium Butterfly Blue. I guess the previously posted A. caerula Blue or Rocky Mountain columbine comes close too but not the beautiful sky blue of the D. Butterfly Blue.

I haven't been successful in captioning my photos using Blogger. . . .

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs, columbine on 2007-01-24, 23:48:44

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columbines contd.

I don't know the name of this columbine but it's one of my favorites. The blue is very blue and is not exaggerated in the photo. And froggy saw it's first snow this weekend. We're finally seeing some winter weather but some of the plants persist in putting out buds.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine, weather, whimsy on 2007-01-21, 22:42:53

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I swear I have a photo of Columbine 'Nora Barlow', my least favorite of all but I can't seem to find it. It's sort of greenish mauvish with petals stuck together forming points. Arrggh, my photo album is a mess so this is a good time to sort it out but what a drag. Instead I've posted a more pleasant photo of 'bines, bleeding heart, camellia and a rhodie hiding the ugly air conditioning unit.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-01-12, 23:57:00

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Columbines cont'd.

This is probably a McKenna (McKana) hybrid columbine or one of the songbird series although they may be one and the same using different nomeclature. The flowers are pretty and fairly upward facing with white inner parts contrasting with the colorful petals. Almost a little too pretty for my taste but useful in a drab corner. It goes especially well with rocks or boulders showing off it's alpine heritage.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2007-01-04, 23:51:57

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Columbines continued...

The wild or red columbine. Native to eastern North America. Hummingbirds are purported to love the nectar rich flowers but we typically see one hummer per year so I can't confirm that statment. . . .

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2006-12-28, 11:42:21

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columbines continued...

The aptly named dark columbine displaying it's deep almost black purple color. An interesting flower for the collector but too brooding and foreboding for my taste.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2006-12-27, 11:07:02

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Columbines continued...

The state flower of Colorado. A short lived native from the Rocky Mountains. A beautiful powder blue colored columbine with large flowers.

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2006-12-23, 15:03:59

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This is a good time for digging up pictures taken during spring and summer. So many things were blooming and much work to be done so I neglected blogging about the plants thinking it would be a good project for the winter. So here it is. . . .

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to aquilegia, columbine on 2006-12-14, 22:59:45

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I love looking through catalogs but when it comes time to order, I'm internet all the way. Consequently, I'm on every garden catalog's mailing list, both snail mail and email. Today, I fell out of my chair laughing when I received email from Breck's touting William Guinness columbine as their "Plant of the Month. . .

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Columbine Meadow Rue
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
(tha-LIK-trum) (ak-wil-egg-ee-FOH-lee-um)

This self-sower’s foliage does look like a Columbine. It is on a bigger scale as this plant can get up to 5 feet tall. It is very graceful and has strong stems, so no staking. I started with a dozen plants and have many more than that now. It is planted alongside a small pond with a terrace and it made itself at home. It isn’t too much work to keep the patch going and under control. Some of the area is quite moist with not so great drainage and it doesn’t seem to stop this plant from putting on a good show.

Thalictrum is a genus of flowering plant with about 130 species. It is in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and not related to the rues.

I lov columbine! -OR

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....All my hurts
My garden spade can heal. A woodland walk,
A quest of river-grapes, a mocking thrush,
A wild-rose, or rock-loving columbine,
Salve my worst wounds.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson “Musketaquid”

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The columbine by the east fence are blooming, perhaps a bit later than others I've seen. The ones in my mom's garden have been blooming for a couple of weeks already. These ones always seem to do well, though, giving me a set of blooms in late spring and another one in the fall.


Photo belongs to kbgardenblog.blogspot.com and may not be borrowed without attribution.

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Posted by Karen Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2006-05-30, 23:19:25

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Macro photo of a single Columbine flower blooming in the backyard at Garden #3 in Park Slope.
Photo taken: May 8, 2004

Aquilegia canadensis

, Eastern Red Columbine

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Posted by Xris Reblogged by Old Roses to columbine on 2006-05-23, 23:30:49

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Growing perennials from seed is easy. Waiting for them to bloom is not. Last year, I was fortunate to see one of my butterfly weeds bloom from seed the first year. Perennials don’t usually flower until their second season.

Patience has its rewards, however. The columbine I sowed last winter began blooming in May. The plants seem to be less freely flowering than the blue columbine that Patrick gave me, but I appreciate the blooms even more because I grew these from seed myself!

I grow mainly from seed also so I know the feeling well. Looks great! -OR

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Variability within a plant species can be caused by environment or genes. These differences are all in the genes since they are within a few feet of each other in my garden. A few years ago, I was given a start of a double white columbine. The first picture is of the original plant. The second picture is the closest plant to it in my garden today. It's not quite double but the spurs are

Columbines cross-pollinate freely. -OR

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Columbine Heidi Pink 

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It's going to be 95 every day another variety opens. Columbine 'Black Barlow' - Truly the blackest plant I've ever seen/grown in person. Iris 'Stellar Lights' - This plant is huge, especially compared to last year, the first year in the ground for any of my irises. Iris 'Spiced Custard' - This one didn't bloom last year, so I'm very pleased to see it. The picture doesn't do it justice, believe

Gorgeous!

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