Columbines come in many sizes and colors.
My largest have purple blooms. My most numerous have pink blooms.
The white bloomers stand out in shade.
My favorite is named Little Lanterns/ Aquilegia canadensis.
It usually resides in a hypertufa trough.
I put it in the ground over the winter to avoid freezing.
The pencil shows just how tiny it is.
The blooms look like tiny glowing lanterns.
I will be moving it back into a trough.
I had to lie down flat on my belly to get these photos.
Dirty again. I must remember to clean off the pencil before putting it back behind my ear.
FLOWER
floweralley 
Adorable! I too love columbines. One of my favorites is Barlow – deep dark purple color.
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I also have a Nora Barlow. It is white and deep pink. Most are not blooming yet.
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I love columbine.
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Columbines – got some in my garden too. Haven’t shown yet. Still buried under inches of snow.
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We may be getting a little snow soon. We keep having spring-like days, so many plants are starting to grow.
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I do love what we call aquilegias, even though Shakespeare preferred columbine. 🙂
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In Swedish they are called “akvileja” which is of course an adaptation of the latin name.
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Thank you, Arletta
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What an interesting name.Thank you.
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Your columbines are so pretty. They are one of my favorites, but are very hard to grow here, so I will enjoy yours.
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Quelle magnifique fleur, elle est splendide et quelle finesse. J’aime beaucoup 🙂
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I agree. They do have finesse. Thanks Denise
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I like them very much too. You can find them everywhere here in Sweden.
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My Canadensis is a few years old and is about 14 inches tall. It’s my favourite too. Here is NZ they are called ‘Grannies Bonnets’.
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