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Aquilegia amaliae

Aquilegia amaliae
Photo: Ulf Eliasson, CC BY 2.5

Amalia's columbine is a slender perennial wildflower native to rocky mountains in the southern Balkans. It is grown in the garden for its pale blue-violet flowers and does best in a cool, well-drained spot.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during establishment and in dry spells, but let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, moderately fertile soil; add grit or stone for drainage.
Temperature
10–22 °C; tolerates winter cold well, protect from prolonged waterlogging.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Albania to Greece
Climate
temperate

About

Aquilegia amaliae, common name Amalia's columbine, is a perennial species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the southern Balkans.

Where it grows

The species is native to Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. It grows in rocky mountainous habitats.

Other Aquilegia plants

Aquilegia alpina · Fan Columbine · Aquilegia apuana · Aquilegia aradanica · Aquilegia aragonensis · Dark Columbine · Aquilegia atrovinosa · Atwood's Columbine · Aquilegia aurea · Aquilegia ballii · Aquilegia baluchistanica · Barbaricina colombine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aquilegia amaliae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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