Colorado blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea E.James
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 47 cm
- wide
- —
Ranunculaceae
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- PerennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- S. Wyoming to N. New MexicoKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from Wikipedia, one source
- Height
- 15 cm to 79 cmRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- White, pink, blueRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -27.5 °C (USDA zone 5a)Read from Wikipedia, checked: the middle of what its sources sayHalfway between its 2 sources, which differ. Sources differ: Wikipedia -40 °C; Wikipedia -15 °C
Not known yet: spread, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (1)
- Chinese
- 变色耧斗菜, 蓝花耧斗菜
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Aquilegia coerulea (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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