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'''''Aquilegia flabellata''''' is a [[species]] of flowering [[perennial plant]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Aquilegia]]'' (columbine), of the [[family (biology)|family]] Ranunculaceae. It is [[native plant|native]] to Eastern Asia and Japan. It grows to 30cm in height. In early summer, it produces pale blue flowers with white [[petals]].<ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Plants for a future - ''Aquilegia flabellata''|url=http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Aquilegia+flabellata|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>
'''''Aquilegia flabellata''''', common name '''Fan Columbine''' or '''Dwarf Columbine''', is a [[species]] of flowering [[perennial plant]] in the [[genus]] ''[[Aquilegia]]'' (columbine), of the [[family (biology)|family]] Ranunculaceae.


==Description==
''Aquilegia flabellata'' grows to {{convert|20|-|30|cm}}. in height. It has slightly glaucous, divided leaves. In early summer, it produces pale blue, violet-blue or lavender flowers, about {{convert|3|cm}} in width, with creamy-white [[petals]].<ref name=fa> [http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Aquilegia+flabellata Plants for a future]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref>

==Distribution and habitat==
This species is [[native plant|native]] to Eastern Asia – Japan and Korea. It occurs iin the alpine regions of Central and Northern Japan. <ref name=fa/>

==Cultivation==
This low-growing columbine is suitable for cultivation in an [[alpine garden]] or [[rockery]]. Numerous [[cultivars]] have been selected for garden use. The compact varieties ''A. flabellata'' var. ''pumila''<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=151|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> and ''A. flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. ''alba''<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. ''alba''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5981|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].
This low-growing columbine is suitable for cultivation in an [[alpine garden]] or [[rockery]]. Numerous [[cultivars]] have been selected for garden use. The compact varieties ''A. flabellata'' var. ''pumila''<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=151|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> and ''A. flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. ''alba''<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant Selector - ''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. ''alba''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5981|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].

==Varieties==
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Ministar'
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Sapphire'
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' f. ''alba''
[[File:Aquilegia flabellata 'alba' 1.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Flower of ''Aquilegia flabellata'' f. ''alba'']]
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' Jewel Series
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' soft pink
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Cameo Pink' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' Cameo Series
*''Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blue' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Cameo White' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Cameo Blush' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Blue Jewel' (Jewel Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Pink Jewel' (Jewel Series
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Cameo Rose' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata nana yezoense''
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Fantasy White' (Fantasy Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Pink' (Fantasy Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Fantasy Purple' (Fantasy Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Fantasy Blue' (Fantasy Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Pink Topaz' (Jewel Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' double white
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Georgia' (State Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' 'Snowflakes'
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Fantasy Deep Purple' (Fantasy Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Fantasy Light Salmon' (Fantasy Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' 'Atlantis'
[[File: Ranunculaceae - Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis.JPG|thumb|240px|right|Flower of ''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. ''kurilensis'' 'Rosea' at the [[Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia]]]]
*''Aquilegia flabellata Fantasy Series, mixed
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' f. ''alba'' 'White Angel'
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Cameo Pink and White' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' 'Cameo Blue and White' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose and White' (Cameo Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' 'Silver Edge' (v)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' 'Flore Pleno'
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' from Rebun-to, Japan
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila f. konoi
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila f. kurilensis''
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' f. ''alba'' 'White Jewel' (Jewel Series)
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. '' kurilensis'' 'Rosea'
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' f. alba''
*''Aquilegia flabellata'' var. ''pumila'' from Mount Hakkoda, Japan
<ref>[https://www.rhs.org.uk/Search?query=aquilegia+flabellata Varieties on Royal Horticultural Society]</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:24, 25 September 2014

Aquilegia flabellata
A. flabellata var. pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
Order:
Ranunculales
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Genus:
Aquilegia
Species:
A. flabellata
Binomial name
Aquilegia flabellata
Synonyms

Aquilegia akitensis

Aquilegia flabellata, common name Fan Columbine or Dwarf Columbine, is a species of flowering perennial plant in the genus Aquilegia (columbine), of the family Ranunculaceae.

Description

Aquilegia flabellata grows to 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in). in height. It has slightly glaucous, divided leaves. In early summer, it produces pale blue, violet-blue or lavender flowers, about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in width, with creamy-white petals.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is native to Eastern Asia – Japan and Korea. It occurs iin the alpine regions of Central and Northern Japan. [1]

Cultivation

This low-growing columbine is suitable for cultivation in an alpine garden or rockery. Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use. The compact varieties A. flabellata var. pumila[3] and A. flabellata var. pumila f. alba[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Varieties

  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Ministar'
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Sapphire'
  • Aquilegia flabellata f. alba
Flower of Aquilegia flabellata f. alba
  • Aquilegia flabellata Jewel Series
  • Aquilegia flabellata soft pink
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Pink' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata Cameo Series
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blue' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo White' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blush' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Blue Jewel' (Jewel Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Pink Jewel' (Jewel Series
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata nana yezoense
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy White' (Fantasy Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Pink' (Fantasy Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Purple' (Fantasy Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Blue' (Fantasy Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Pink Topaz' (Jewel Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata double white
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Georgia' (State Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Snowflakes'
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Deep Purple' (Fantasy Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Light Salmon' (Fantasy Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Atlantis'
Flower of Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis 'Rosea' at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
  • Aquilegia flabellata Fantasy Series, mixed
  • Aquilegia flabellata f. alba 'White Angel'
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Pink and White' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blue and White' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose and White' (Cameo Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Silver Edge' (v)
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Flore Pleno'
  • Aquilegia flabellata from Rebun-to, Japan
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. konoi
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis
  • Aquilegia flabellata f. alba 'White Jewel' (Jewel Series)
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis 'Rosea'
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. alba
  • Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila from Mount Hakkoda, Japan

[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Plants for a future
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. alba". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ^ Varieties on Royal Horticultural Society


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