This wild columbine gets bigger and more beautiful every year. I didn't plant it; it must have been the gift of the wind.
Some of its more fanciful names include Rock Bells, Cluckies, Jack-in-Trousers...
...Wild Honeysuckle, Granny's Bonnets, Dancing Fairies.
I think they look like little jesters' hats.
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Wonderful names for a wonderful flower.
ReplyDeleteWe call them Akelei (or Kolumbine, which I've never heard before). They grow wild in the woods and in old farmhouse gardens. Unfortunately I have got none.
The Latin name for this flower is Aquilegia. Akelei sounds similar. Is that German or High Swiss?
ReplyDeleteI planted purple (oops, VIOLET) ones in my front yard this year. It's about time!!! They grow all over the mountains here. It's the state flower. The red ones are rare here, so this was a real visual treat.
ReplyDeleteI saw pictures of the purple ones online when looking up the Latin name of this one. They're beautiful.
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