| Description | Dorothy Rose Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) has pink Granny's Bonnet type flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, best in moderate shade, partial shade |
| Moisture | average, to moist, most don't like dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, well drained |
| Flowers | pink, hose in hose meaning looks like several flowers inside another, also called Granny's Bonnet |
| Leaves | held in groups of three (ternate), on long petioles, green to blue gray color |
| Dimensions | 24 to 18 plus inches (HS) |
| 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. Sap maybe irritating to the skin. Has never bothered me. |
| Propagation | seeds, may need cold stratification (vernalization) |
| Cultivar Origin | first unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1999 |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Granny's Bonnet, European Columbine, Granny's Nightcap |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #176-Aquilegia (Robert Nord) |
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