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Aquilegia desertorum
Desert columbine is a small perennial wildflower from the southwestern US, growing 15 to 30 cm tall with nodding red and yellow flowers. It thrives in open, rocky limestone ground where some seepage or moisture is available, so good drainage with occasional moisture suits it best.
Aquilegia desertorum, the desert columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to the Southwestern United States.
Aquilegia desertorum is native to New Mexico, Arizona, and southwest Utah. It inhabits open rocky limestone areas at altitudes of 2,000–2,500 m (6,600–8,200 ft), where seepage or other moisture is present.
The Kayenta Navajo used Aquilegia desertorum as an aid in ceremonies.
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 desertorum 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.
