A superb little columbine for the rock garden, Aquilegia scopulorum forms a compact mound of attractive blue-green, finely divided foliage, topped in summer by elegant, long-spurred flowers in shades of white, blue, and violet. Native to the mountains of Nevada and Utah, it grows at roughly 2,000–3,500 m (6,500–11,500 ft), where it is found among rocky slopes, scree, alpine fellfields, and open subalpine woodland.
This is one of the true alpine columbines, particularly well suited to a trough, scree bed, or a deep pocket between rocks. In cultivation it appreciates excellent drainage and a soil that does not remain wet, especially through winter. Its compact habit makes it much more appropriate for the smaller rock garden than many of the larger garden columbines. The flowers are attractive to bees and hummingbirds.
A superb little columbine for the rock garden, Aquilegia scopulorum forms a compact mound of attractive blue-green, finely divided foliage, topped in summer by elegant, long-spurred flowers in shades of white, blue, and violet. Native to the mountains of Nevada and Utah, it grows at roughly 2,000–3,500 m (6,500–11,500 ft), where it is found among rocky slopes, scree, alpine fellfields, and open subalpine woodland.
This is one of the true alpine columbines, particularly well suited to a trough, scree bed, or a deep pocket between rocks. In cultivation it appreciates excellent drainage and a soil that does not remain wet, especially through winter. Its compact habit makes it much more appropriate for the smaller rock garden than many of the larger garden columbines. The flowers are attractive to bees and hummingbirds.