Common name:
Columbine
Family:
Scientific name:
Aquilegia vulgaris
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK; mostly naturalised, but native in some areas
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, open woodland, fens, especially on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Pendent, pink, blue or purple, up to 4 cm long, with five ovate, pointed petals alternating with five sepals, each extending backwards to form a tapering spur, strongly curved near the base. Outer surfaces may be hairless or sparsely hairy
Leaves:
Twice trifoliate; leaflets are hairless, grey-green, up to 6 cm long, hairless above, downy below
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
