code:617
It will do of its best if grown in a moist
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common name: Rocky Mountain columbine, Granny’s Bonnets
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 3 cm
Maximum Height: 8 cm
An exquisite dwarf from the Rocky Mountains, having irregular and surprisingly large for its size, long-spurred, showy, blue-violet flowers with one inch spurs. It will do of its best if grown in a moist but well drained soil in sun or partial shade.
Sowing advice:
For best results, sow seeds immediately onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. They can be sown at any time, and germination can sometimes be quicker if kept at 15 to 20 degrees C. However, we sow most seeds in an unheated greenhouse and wait for natural germination as many seeds have built-in dormancy mechanisms, and often wait for spring before emerging regardless of when they are sown. But spring sowing will obviously give them a full season of growth if successful germination occurs.
Aquilegia scopulorum ranges in height from 5 to 30 cm. The foliage is glabrous, and the leaves are glabrous above and slightly glaucous below. The flowers are large and erect. The sepals are blue to white sometimes a light reddish purple, 15 to 22 mm long, and spreading. The blades are white, blue, reddish purple, and sometimes tinged with yellow, 8 to 14 mm long. The spurs are blue to white or reddish purple, 25 to 40 mm long and straight. The stamens do not extend beyond the blades.
Aquilegia scopulorum is found growing rocky slopes in subalpine forests and meadows.
