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Aquilegia chitralensis

Aquilegia chitralensis is a small perennial columbine from northern Pakistan, growing 15 to 35 cm tall with solitary rose-pink flowers. It is a rock-garden type plant that needs sharp drainage and cool conditions.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during growth and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or stony soil, rich in leaf mould or organic matter.
Temperature
10 to 22 °C; tolerates cold winters and needs protection from prolonged heat and humidity.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Pakistan
Climate
temperate

About

Aquilegia chitralensis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Pakistan.

Where it grows

Aquilegia chitralensis is endemic to the former Chitral District in northern Pakistan, where it grows in rocky areas.

Other Aquilegia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aquilegia chitralensis 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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