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12-05-2008, 08:45 AM
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| | | Pink + white flower
Hi, I photographed this rather nice pink + white flower at the weekend in St James Gardens, the Anglican Cathedral Grounds in Liverpool. does anyone know what it is?
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12-05-2008, 08:52 AM
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| | | Re: Pink + white flower
Hi black - its a species of Aquilegia, also known as Columbine or Ladies Bonnet |
12-05-2008, 08:54 AM
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| | | Re: Pink + white flower
Yup, that's an Aquilegia (just looked it up and I did spell that right - yay!), common name is columbine.
It's quite widely cultivated as a perennial garden flower (I have a few myself) but is relatively short-lived.
Dave P.
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12-05-2008, 09:11 AM
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| | | Re: Pink + white flower
Thanks both for the very speedy replies. It was one of the nicest flowers I've seen down there. I did wonder whether it was a garden escape.
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12-05-2008, 04:37 PM
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| | | Re: Pink + white flower
That Aquilegia is an escapee!
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12-05-2008, 05:38 PM
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| | | Re: Pink + white flower
Aquilegia vulgaris is an uncommon native of woods in some parts of the country and it can be very difficult to tell if a colony is truely wild or spread from a garden. As wild plants are generally blue you can safely say that your plant is a garden escapee  | | |
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