| Description | Winky Double Red White Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) have tight, compact upright flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-8 |
| Sunlight | full sun, best in moderate shade, partial shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, most don't like dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, well drained in important |
| Flowers | colors: Red-White, Purple-White, Blue-White, Rose-Rose and Double Red-White. |
| Leaves | held in groups of three (ternate), on long petioles, green to blue gray color |
| Dimensions | 12-14 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. Sap maybe irritating to the skin. Has never bothered me. |
| Propagation | seeds, this cultivars doesn't need cold stratification |
| Cultivar Origin | The Winky series from Kieft Seeds of Holland. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #176-Aquilegia (Robert Nord) |
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