Aquilegia caerulea
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Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Common names include Colorado Blue Columbine and Rocky Mountain Columbine, the latter also shared with Aquilegia saximontana.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20-60 cm tall. The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name caerulea) to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals.
Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. It is also a popular ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors.
There are five varieties:
- Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina
- Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea
- Aquilegia caerulea var. daileyae
- Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca
- Aquilegia caerulea var. pinetorum
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