Aquilegia vulgaris aka Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris, commonly known as European columbine or common colum, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant native to Europe. It grows up to 1.2 m tall, with branched, thinly hairy stems. The leaves are biternate, with three groups of three leaflets. This species produces beautiful flowers in shades of purple, blue, pink, and white, which are pendent or horizontal with strongly hooked spurs. The plant blooms in early summer. Aquilegia vulgaris is also referred to as granny's nightcap and granny's bonnet. These short-lived, compact perennials have pale blue-green divided leaves and reach a height of 40cm. Their upward-facing, spurless flowers are double and pompom-like, with narrow, light rose pink petals. They bloom in late spring and early summer. Although native to Europe, Aquilegia vulgaris has escaped gardens and naturalized in certain parts of North America. It is a bushy, clump-forming perennial with thin, branching, leafy stems that form a mound. The spring bloom of this species showcases blue to violet flowers with spreading sepals and short-hooked spurs. The basal leaves are biternate, medium green, and glabrous above, while the upper leaves are divided into lobed leaflets, usually three-lobed at the tips. There are various cultivars available, offering single or double flowers, spurless or short-spurred, and a range of colors from blue to violet, white, pink, and even red.