| Poisonous: | ☠ | yes, see text |
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The flowers of various species of Aquilegia were consumed in moderation by Native Americans as a condiment with other fresh greens, and are reported to be very sweet, and safe if consumed in small quantities. The plants seeds and roots are highly poisonous, and contain cardiogenic toxins which cause both severe gastroenteritis and heart palpitations if consumed as food.
Cultivation
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| March: | sow | |
| April: | transplant | |
| May: | flowering | |
| June: | flowering | |
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| September: | divide | |
| October: | sow | |
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Propagation
Pests and diseases
Susceptible to Lepidoptera species including Cabbage Moth, Dot Moth, The Engrailed and Mouse Moth.
Species
Selected species:
- Aquilegia alpina
- Aquilegia atrata – Dark Columbine
- Aquilegia atrovinosa
- Aquilegia aurea
- Aquilegia barbaricina
- Aquilegia barnebyi – Oil Shale Columbine
- Aquilegia bernardii
- Aquilegia bertolonii
- Aquilegia blecicii
- Aquilegia brevistyla – Smallflower Columbine
- Aquilegia buergeriana
- Aquilegia caerulea – Colorado Blue Columbine, the official Colorado state flower
- Aquilegia canadensis – Canadian Columbine, Red Columbine
- Aquilegia champagnatii
- Aquilegia chrysantha – Golden Columbine
- Aquilegia desertorum – Desert Columbine
- Aquilegia desolatica – Desolation Columbine
- Aquilegia dinarica
- Aquilegia ecalcarata
- Aquilegia einseleana
- Aquilegia elegantula – Western Red Columbine
- Aquilegia eximia – Van Houtte's Columbine
- Aquilegia flabellata
- Aquilegia flavescens – Yellow Columbine
- Aquilegia formosa – Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine
- Aquilegia glandulosa
- Aquilegia grahamii – Graham's Columbine
- Aquilegia grata
- Aquilegia incurvata
- Aquilegia japonica
- Aquilegia jonesii – Jones's Columbine
- Aquilegia karatavica
- Aquilegia karelini
- Aquilegia kitaibelii
- Aquilegia lactiflora
- Aquilegia laramiensis – Laramie Columbine
- Aquilegia litardierei
- Aquilegia longissima – Longspur Columbine
- Aquilegia loriae
- Aquilegia micrantha – Mancos Columbine
- Aquilegia moorcroftiana
- Aquilegia nigricans
- Aquilegia nugorensis
- Aquilegia nuragica
- Aquilegia olympica
- Aquilegia ottonis
- Aquilegia oxysepala
- Aquilegia pancicii
- Aquilegia parviflora
- Aquilegia pubescens – Sierra Columbine
- Aquilegia pubiflora
- Aquilegia pyrenaica
- Aquilegia rockii
- Aquilegia thalictrifolia
- Aquilegia saximontana – Rocky Mountain Columbine
- Aquilegia schockleyi
- Aquilegia scopulorum – Blue Columbine, Utah Columbine
- Aquilegia sibirica
- Aquilegia transsilvanica
- Aquilegia triternata – Chiricahua Mountain Columbine
- Aquilegia turczaninovii
- Aquilegia viridiflora
- Aquilegia viscosa
- Aquilegia vitalii
- Aquilegia vulgaris – Common Columbine, European Columbine
- Aquilegia yabeana
Gallery
References
- w:Aquilegia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Aquilegia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)