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Aquilegia brevistyla
Alberta's native blue columbine — delicate, nodding blue-purple flowers with short spurs pointing backward, above deeply divided blue-green foliage. A woodland edge and montane meadow plant. Hummingbird and long-tongued bumblebee pollinated. Easier to grow than the showy Yellow Columbine.
Quick Facts
Distribution
Foothills, Boreal, Mountains, Zone 2
Light
Part shade
Bloom Time
June–July
Soil
Moist, rich, well-drained forest soil
Water
Moderate
Use Caution— Seeds and roots contain cardiogenic glycosides — do not ingest
Growing & Cultivation
Propagation
Seed (surface-sown, light-needed, 30 days cold stratification). Self-seeds readily once established. Division is tricky — taproot resents disturbance.
Spacing
30 cm
