Jones's Columbine
Aquilegia jonesii
Jones's columbine is a tiny alpine treasure of high limestone scree, with outsized violet-blue flowers over blue-gray tufts. A coveted, demanding rock-garden plant.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- MT, WY