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COLUMBINE
Aquilegia vulgaris
(aquilegus is a Latin adjective meaning ‘drawing
water’ and refers to the spurs where the
flower nectar collects. Columbine refers to
Colomba, the ‘mistress of Harlequin’, a farcical
character in late Italian Renaissance theater.)
Native to North America and to Europe the
columbine is the symbol of folly, according to
the language of flowers. The shape of the flowers
is similar to the cap and bell of a court
jester’s hat. Giving this flower to a woman was
considered bad luck.
GRANNY’S BONNET
Aquilegia vulgaris
Large, double spurless flowers are carried on 50
to 80 cm stems in a medley of colours. It is a true
classic plant for your cottage garden. They
bloom in early summer. We have seen them
thrive in the hot sun along the edge of our gravel
roads as well as in the forest openings in our
cedar woods. They are very tolerant of a variety
of soil and light
conditions and
reseed quite readily.
Zone 3-8. D.S.
II
$3.00
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