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 8b
Plant Height: 6 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Violet blue sepals and white petals
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Fan Columbine
  • Columbine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Aquilegia flabellata
  • Synonym: Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila

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Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2024-04-01
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2022-05-11
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-07
grown from seed for "Mt. Horo-Horo form"
Location: Japan
Date: 2014-11-21
Photo courtesy of: tmizo
Location: My Garden
Location: Akureyri Botanical Gardens
credit: Hedwig Storch
Location: Japan
Date: 2013-04-13
Photo courtesy of: tmizo

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