Growing in the rock garden is a deep purple Aquilegia alpina that only gets about 12 inches high. One of the largest species growing in the garden is Aquilegia longissima.

Home gardeners who are seeking an easy-to-grow plant with colorful flowers, might want to consider eastern red columbine.

Louisiana gardeners seldom grow columbines (Aquilegia species and hybrids) in their cool-season flower gardens. This probably is due mostly to unfamiliarity with columbines -- there is no ...

I made an impulse purchase of a beautiful flowering plant called Aquilegia caerulea, or columbine. How well will it grow here and is it reliably perennial? — Dennis Givens As a cool-season ...

I am glad, for growing aquilegia seed in a pot is a road to disaster. Far better to sprinkle any seeds straight on to the ground in late summer. Entertainment Gardening ...

Nectar spurs seem to have played a central role in Aquilegia's adaptive radiation, for they restrict the pollinators and therefore play a role in the evolution of reproductive isolation, which defines ...

Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, is in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a beautiful wildflower that can be found growing in nearly every state. In Florida, columbine is only found ...

NOW GROWING: Aquilegia formosaBlooming from April to August, this member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) is a great wildlife habitat plant. Hummingbirds love the rich source of nectar and ...