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Aquilegia lucensis

Aquilegia lucensis
Photo: silk128, CC BY 4.0

Aquilegia lucensis is a perennial columbine endemic to the Apennine mountains of northern Italy, valued for its large, sweet-smelling blue-violet flowers. It needs cool mountain-type conditions and well-drained soil to thrive.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during growth and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich soil, neutral to slightly alkaline.
Temperature
5–20 °C; tolerates cold winters well.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
WNW. Italy
Climate
temperate

About

Aquilegia lucensis is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Italy.

Where it grows

Aquilegia lucensis is endemic to northern Italy, growing in the Apennines in Tuscany, Liguria, and Emilia Romagna, where it is the only Aquilegia species found. It grows in mountain habitats at altitudes of 1,530–1,980 m (5,020–6,500 ft).

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 lucensis 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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