Aquilegia caerulea (Colorado columbine)
Photo: Betty Hall
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Caerulea/caeruleum/caeruleus Intensely blue.
Calcarate Having a spur.
Calcium nitrogen A quick-acting fertilizer with about 48% calcium and 16% nitrogen.
'Alba Caerulea Oculata': fragrant white blooms with blue eyes.
'Eastern Star': deep magenta-rose blooms with yellow bases and golden/green outer flushing.
'Lilliput': yellow-eyed reddish purple blooms.
Molinia caerulea
12-18"
Moor grass is slow to get established, bit its compact foliage makes it a perfect ground cover plant for wet, acidic soil. Suitable for growing in a planter.
Neomarica caerulea 'Regina' is grown by J. Berry Nursery in Grand Saline, TX.
Tips ...
Passiflora caerulea, the famed blue passion flower, quickly covers a trellis or any other foothold it's invited to ascend.
caerulea), which grows in temperate latitudes. The tropics, however, provide a wealth of other species that need warmer conditions.
Rocky Mountain columbine (Aquilegia caerulea), also called Colorado columbine and blue columbine, is an herbaceous perennial bush belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. It typically grows in the Rocky Mountains at elevations of 6,000 to 12,000 feet.
The beautiful Water Lily (Nymphaea caerulea ssp. zanzibarensis) flourishes in the Canning River near Perth. In a garden pond it looks great, but when it gets into rivers it can spread until it chokes off the flow completely.
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea "Windspiel'*
Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Heidebraut'*
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Panicum virgatum 'Rubrum'*
Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii
Scabiosa stellata 'Paper Moon' ...
Perennial, Catanache Caerulea
Cupid's Dart are an attractive, easy to grow perennial flower. These blue daisies look great in a flowerbed, and offer striking contrast to other flowers in the bed.
G. White Colorado columbine (Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca Hook)
Alternative: Other herbaceous plant, one to two feet tall
H. Lady fern (Athyrium felix-femina)
Alternative: Other grass or fern, two to three feet tall ...
Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin' (rose) - blousy deep pink, scented blooms
Passiflora caerulea (passionflower) - exotic flowers
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba' - scented, white pea-like flower
Fragrant flowers ...
Columbines, such as Aquilegia caerulea, are prized for their five elegant flower spurs.
Narcissus 'John Evelyn,' 'Unsurpassable' 'King Alfred' and 'Ice Follies'
Chrysanthemum species (some)
Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)
Hydrangea species
Lilies, Lilium species (particularly the Asian hybrids)
Peonies, *Paeonia species (some) ...
Rocky Mountain Columbine
Doug,
You said: "Aquilegia alpina is a terrific plant if you can find it....
Aquilegia bertolonii is my favorite columbine...
Aquilegia caerulea ...
is the only one that usually survives our winters. This is a five-foot high shrub with a four-foot spread and the expected yellow bell shaped flowers. Just in case it goes by other names in other places, the scientific name is Lonicera caerulea.
 See also: Plant, Flower, Water, Bloom, Shade
  
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