We're getting close to the end of the columbine season in my yard but before all of the blooms are gone, I wanted to add this to my list of sixty plants for the year.
The family name for columbines is Aquilegia and the one pictured here is a hybrid from the McKana family.
When the blooms first open, the outer petals are definitely more the in the world of purple than the world of blue. But as they linger in the garden, they age toward the bluer end of the spectrum.
In sun, the flowers grow to approximately hip height and sail airily over the leaves. In shade, they are about 10 inches shorter.
The idea for the year with my plant collection is to photograph them at different stages, to nature print the leaves (apply back of leaf to well-inked stamp pad then apply leaf to art paper) because it's not possible to print most flowers (too 3-D) and then create a small quilt of each plant with appliqué and embroidery during the winter. There are a couple of other parts of this project that I'm ruminating about but no decisions have been made.
So plant 2, Aquilegia: McKana hybrid.
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