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| Description | A free flowering Columbine with flowers 2-3 inch flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | full sun, partial shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 2-3 inch flowers, white, yellow, and combinations with white: blue, red, rose, and pink! |
| Dimensions | 14-16 inches tall |
| 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 |
| Propagation | can blooms first year from seed |
| Native Site | Species plant is a European native of the Swiss Alps & northern Apennines. |
| Misc Facts | The word Aquilegia stands for eagle in Latin. The flower is a symbol for folly. Maybe because it resembles a jesters hat. Has been used in American gardens since the early 1800's. |
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