| Description | Columbines have been in gardens for for hundreds of years. Can be short lived plants depending on the site. This is generic cultural information on the plants as a whole. |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun, best in moderate shade, partial shade |
| Moisture | average, to moist, most don't like dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, well drained in important |
| Flowers | upright or nodding, 5 petals with a petal tube, back side can be hooked or striated, 5 sepals which maybe the same or different colors from the petals, spring blooming, many different colors |
| Fruit | seeds are formed in upright, narrow follicles |
| Leaves | held in groups of three (ternate), on long petioles, green to blue gray color |
| Dimensions | height can be over three feet to less than a foot |
| Maintenance | As the foliage gets shabby and leaf minors invade the leaves, cut back the plant. It will respond with fresh foliage and few flowers in the fall. Leaf minors won't kill the plant they just create yellow streaks in the leaves |
| Propagation | seed, respondes to cold treatment, 6-8 weeks in the frig |
| Cultivar Origin | Has been used in American gardens since the early 1800's. |
| Misc Facts | The word Aquilegia stands for eagle in Latin. The flower is a symbol for folly. Maybe because it resembles a jesters hat. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #108-Restoring American Gardens (Denise Wiles Adams) |
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