Bertoloni Columbine

Aquilegia bertolonii Ranunculaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

France, Italy, Slovenia

Location

Heasley Rock Garden

Source of plant

Rosemary Glos

Description

Height 20-30cm Basal leaves biternate, leaflets bi- or trifid. Flowers nodding, blue-violet, two to four to a stem, 2-3cm wide and long, spurs 1-1.5cm straight or hooked. Southern France and Italy at 1000-2000m. A good, easily grown dwarf species.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5