| Description | A short compact Columbine with white flowers. According to Dirr, this plant and A falbella alba are the same plant (#04). |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a)(flay-bel-LAH-ta) |
| 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, to moist, most don't like dry |
| Flowers | white, terminal bloom first |
| Leaves | held in groups of three (ternate), on long petioles, has thicker and bluer leaves than others, leaves overlap, glaucous |
| Dimensions | 8-10 inches |
| Propagation | seed, respondes to cold treatment, 6-8 weeks in the frig |
| Native Site | Native to northern Japan, Sakhalin and the Kurtile Islands. |
| 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), #176-Aquilegia (Robert Nord) |
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