The names of this flower are interesting to the garden lover with imagination . It is called Columbine , some say because the flowers appear like the cap of a court motley fool ; others have suggested that the spurs of the flowers cause them to come along like a ring of doves ( Colombo ) about a dish . And its name Aquilegia , is it fromaguilegus , to draw body of water , or fromaquila , an bird of Jove ? Both derivation would be apt , for the Aquilegia seem to line water from the sway upon which it grow in the wild and the shape of the flower suggests the talon of an bird of Jove .
Plant information
Canada Columbine(Aquilegia canadensis).This is the common species native to the easterly states . The flowers are red and xanthous , and the spur are medium myopic . Rocky Mountain Columbine(A. caerulea ) isa most beautiful form which in its raging variant has white petals and unremarkably white sepals and long gentle spur . It is a aborigine of the Western States and is feel at elevations of from 7,000 to 10,000 metrical unit . As a parent it has produced many first-class white , pink and dreary variety . The motley Rose Queen is one of the most charming sorts .
A. chrysantha isa yellow sort with prospicient spurs which flower somewhat later than the other sorts . It has been much used as a parent for long - spurred hybrids .
Common European Columbine(A. vulgaris).This is a European species with bright lilac blossom , although its white formnivea ismost commonly rise . It is a dwarf sorting , 1 1/2 feet , magniloquent and with stout , curved spurs . This diversity has the best foliage of any Columbine ,
Where to plant Aqulleglas
Most mintage are first-class for the rock garden , as well as for the herbaceous border , where they make clumps sometimes 2 feet in diam . It is difficult to dress Columbines as thinned flowers , they seem to stifle each other . When a truly exquisite result is trust , cut a single truss of bloom and place it in a vase by itself .
PROPAGATION
Aqulleglas flower in from 12 to 15 months from seeded player ; in other words , they rarely or never bloom the first class when the seed is sown in the unresolved border . When sow in August of one yr they will blossom nicely the next year . The seedlings prefer affectionate , sandy soil .
The seed sometimes germinates irregularly but it is usually advisable to sow in the source shortly after it is right . The plant life make little growth during the hot Summer from Spring - sown source . Large plants may be part in September .
It might be advisable for the recreational gardener to buy plant of the various sorts which , if planted together , will cross to form many hybrids . Most Columbines do well in the Dominicus but will stand some tint .
