
| Also known as: | Wild Columbine |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Aquilegia |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) |
| Life cycle: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Habitat: | sun to shade; rocky woods and slopes |
| Bloom season: | spring |
| Plant height: | 1 to 3 feet |
| USDA PLANTS database: | Minnesota county distribution map |
| Spotted in Ramsey County at: |
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5 upside down tubes fused at the tips into a bell shape. The spurs at the base of each tube are hollow. Color is red with yellow tips, but can range from pink-red to orange-red. A bundle of yellow stamens hangs down from the bottom of the bell. Flower is 1 to 2 inches long from the tip of the tube spur to the tip of the stamens.
Leaves are compound in 3's, basal and alternating up the slender stem. Leaflets may be notched and/or lobed in 2 or 3 segments, to 2½ inches long and wide. The stem may be slightly hairy, especially on the upper part of the plant.
5 to 7 erect green pod-like containers, each ½ to 1 inch long with a “tail” at the top. They split open at the side to release many shiny round seeds.
Photos taken at Long Lake Regional Park, New Brighton, MN, May 2007
Have you seen this plant in Minnesota, or have any other comments about it?
First buds arrived 5/1 along wooded trail leading to lake.
I have a few of these in my yard but none are blooming. Down around the marsh behind my house there is a small area where I have found at least 15 that are blooming and many more that are not. They are beautiful.
We took a walk on a park trail 5/14/10 and saw some Columbine. My sisters and I are obsessed with nature, so seeing this was like a dream come true! We took lots of pictures and then went home to identify it. It turns out, I had done a report about MN wildflowers so I knew all about them. They are SO beautiful!
tons of these blooming right now!
I saw some blooming along a bike path near Big Bog Lake.
on: 2009-06-14 19:38:56
I have quite a few of these growing wild around my house in Scandia. Some volunteer right in the middle of a rocky path. Is there a trick for successful transplanting?