General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: May take several months to germinate.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Bertoloni's Columbine
  • Apennines Columbine
  • Columbine

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Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2022-05-11
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2021-04-22
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-05-03
These rose-tinged buds will open up to blue flowers
Comments:
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 28, 2022 9:00 AM concerning plant:
    Aquilegia bertolonii

    The epithet "bertolonii" refers to the famous Italian botanist Antonio Bertoloni.

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