Aquilegia bertolonii

Aquilegia bertolonii
A. bertolonii flower, Mont Ventoux, France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species:
A. bertolonii
Binomial name
Aquilegia bertolonii
Synonyms

Aquilegia reuteri

Aquilegia bertolonii, common name Bertoloni columbine,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Southern France and Italy. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) in height, it is an alpine herbaceous perennial. In early summer each erect stem produces up to four spurred, blue-purple flowers.[2]

In cultivation this dwarf columbine is a useful subject for the rockery or alpine garden. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "RHS Plant Selector - Aquilegia bertolonii". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.