Aquilegia flabellata

Aquilegia flabellata
	A. flabellata var. pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Aquilegia
Species:	A. flabellata
Binomial name
	Aquilegia flabellata; Siebold & Zucc.
Synonyms
	List Aquilegia akitensis Huth; Aquilegia akitensis var. globularis Honda & Kishinami; Aquilegia amurensis Kom.; Aquilegia buergeriana var. pumila Huth; Aquilegia fauriei H.Lév.; Aquilegia fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot (nom. illeg.); Aquilegia flabellata var. alpina Kuzen.; Aquilegia flabellata f. flavida (Nakai & H.Hara) Kitam.; Aquilegia flabellata f. globularis (Honda & Kishinami) Kitam.; Aquilegia flabellata var. humiliata Makino; Aquilegia flabellata f. konoi (Miyabe & Tatew.) Kitam.; Aquilegia flabellata var. protypica Takeda; Aquilegia flabellata f. pumila (Huth) Kudô; Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila (Huth) Kudô; Aquilegia glandulosa Miq. (nom. illeg.); Aquilegia japonica Nakai & H.Hara; Aquilegia japonica var. flavida Nakai & H.Hara; Aquilegia japonica f. globularis (Honda & Kishinami) Nakai & H.Hara; Aquilegia japonica f. konoi Miyabe & Tatew.; Aquilegia sibirica var. flabellata Finet & Gagnep.; Aquilegia sibirica var. japonica Rapaics; Aquilegia sibirica var. spectabilis Baker; Aquilegia spectabilis Lem.; Aquilegia vulgaris Thunb. (sensu auct.); ;

Aquilegia flabellata, common name fan columbine or dwarf columbine, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North and East Asia.

Description

Aquilegia flabellata grows to 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in) in height.^[2] It has slightly glaucous, divided leaves. It has pale blue, violet-blue or lavender flowers, about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in width, with creamy-white petals.^[3]^[4] Its appearance is very similar to that of Aquilegia sibirica.^[5]

Taxonomy

Etymology

The specific epithet flabellata is Latin for "fan-shaped".

Distribution and habitat

This species is native to North and East Asia, including Amur, Buryatiya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Primorye, Sakhalin, Sakha, and the Kuril Islands in Russia, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China, Mongolia, northern and central Japan, and North Korea.^[1] It grows in mountain forests and cliffs.^[2]

Ecology

Aquilegia flabellata blooms from April to July.^[3]

Pests and diseases

The fungi Rhizoctonia solani^[6] and Alternaria alternata^[7] have been recorded as causing leaf blight and leaf spots on the leaves of Aquilegia flabellata.

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 and A. flabellata var. pumila f. alba have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[8]

Cultivars of Aquilegia flabellata^[8]

- 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'
- 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

References

^ ^a ^b "Aquilegia flabellata Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Shulkina, Tatyana. "Aquilegia flabellata". Ornamental Plants from Russia and Adjacent States of the Former Soviet Union. Retrieved 29 October 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ ^a ^b "Aquilegia flabellata - Siebold.&Zucc". Plants For A Future. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
^ "Columbines". University of Saskatchewan. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ Garibaldi, A.; Gilardi, G.; Bertetti, D.; Gullino, M. L. (2009). "First Report of Leaf Blight on Fan Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata) Caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG 4 in Italy". Plant Disease. 93 (4): 433. doi:10.1094/PDIS-93-4-0433A.
^ Garibaldi, A.; Bertetti, D.; Tabone, G.; Gullino, M. L. (2022). "First Report of Leaf Spots Caused by Alternaria alternata on Aquilegia flabellata in Italy". Plant Disease. 106 (10): 2753. doi:10.1094/PDIS-07-21-1421-PDN.
^ ^a ^b "Aquilegia flabellata varieties". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[POWO-1] "Aquilegia flabellata Siebold & Zucc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[eFloras-2] Shulkina, Tatyana. "Aquilegia flabellata". Ornamental Plants from Russia and Adjacent States of the Former Soviet Union. Retrieved 29 October 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[PFAF-3] "Aquilegia flabellata - Siebold.&Zucc". Plants For A Future. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[RHSAZ-4] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.

[USASK-5] "Columbines". University of Saskatchewan. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[Garibaldi_2009-6] Garibaldi, A.; Gilardi, G.; Bertetti, D.; Gullino, M. L. (2009). "First Report of Leaf Blight on Fan Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata) Caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG 4 in Italy". Plant Disease. 93 (4): 433. doi:10.1094/PDIS-93-4-0433A.

[Garibaldi_2022-7] Garibaldi, A.; Bertetti, D.; Tabone, G.; Gullino, M. L. (2022). "First Report of Leaf Spots Caused by Alternaria alternata on Aquilegia flabellata in Italy". Plant Disease. 106 (10): 2753. doi:10.1094/PDIS-07-21-1421-PDN.

[RHS-8] "Aquilegia flabellata varieties". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

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