Aquilegia caerulea

Aquilegia caerulea
Aquilegia caerulea
Aquilegia caerulea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species: A. caerulea
Binomial name
Aquilegia caerulea
James

Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Its common name is Colorado Blue Columbine; sometimes it is called "Rocky Mountain Columbine", but this properly refers to Aquilegia saximontana.

Colorado Blue Columbine
Yellow-pink color variant

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20–60 cm tall. The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name caerulea) to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals.

Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors.

There are five varieties:

  • Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina
  • Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea
  • Aquilegia caerulea var. daileyae
  • Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca
  • Aquilegia caerulea var. pinetorum

Cultivation

Cultivars include 'Origami'. [1]

External links

References

  1. ^ Trim Tree Nursery: Aquilegia caerulea 'Origami Mix'

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  • Aquilegia caerulea — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Aquilegia caerulea Aquilegia caerulea Clasifi …   Wikipedia Español

  • Aquilegia caerulea — ID 4829 Symbol Key AQCA2 Common Name Colorado blue columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, SD, UT, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia caerulea — noun columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long spurred blue flowers • Syn: ↑blue columbine, ↑Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea • Hypernyms: ↑columbine, ↑aquilegia, ↑aquilege • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea — ID 4833 Symbol Key AQCAC2 Common Name Colorado blue columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CO, ID, MT, NM, SD, UT, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina — ID 4831 Symbol Key AQCAA2 Common Name Colorado alpine columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution UT, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia caerulea var. daileyae — ID 4835 Symbol Key AQCAD Common Name Dailey s columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CO Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca — ID 4837 Symbol Key AQCAO Common Name white Colorado columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia caerulea var. pinetorum — ID 4839 Symbol Key AQCAP Common Name Colorado blue columbine Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, NV, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Aquilegia caerulea James var. caerulea James, orth. var. — Symbol AQCOC Synonym Symbol AQCAC2 Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Aquilegia caerulea James var. alpina A. Nelson, orth. var. — Symbol AQCOA Synonym Symbol AQCAA2 Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

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