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Every Aquilegia variety, A to Z
The complete Aquilegia list, the genus most gardeners know as columbine — all 58 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Aquilegia hub instead.
A4
- Alpine ColumbineAquilegia alpina
- Aquilegia Silver EdgeAquilegia flabellata 'Silver Edge'
- Aquilegia Songbird Blue JayAquilegia x hybrida 'Songbird Blue Jay'
- Aquilegia YellowAquilegia x hybrida 'Yellow'
B6
- Biedermeier ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Biedermeier'
- Black Barlow ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'
- Blazing Star ColumbineAquilegia x hybrida 'Blazing Star'
- Blue Barlow ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Barlow'
- BSWJ 7965 Rock's ColumbineAquilegia rockii 'BSWJ 7965'
- Butterfly Columbine MixAquilegia x hybrida 'Butterfly Columbine Mix'
C13
- Clementine Red ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Red'
- Clementine Rose ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine Rose'
- Colorado Blue ColumbineAquilegia caerulea
- ColumbineAquilegia x hybrida
- ColumbineAquilegia eximia
- Columbine Blue and WhiteAquilegia x hybrida 'Blue and White'
- Columbine Double FlowersAquilegia vulgaris 'Double Flowers'
- Columbine Earlybird Purple BlueAquilegia x hybrida 'Earlybird Purple Blue'
- Columbine McKana HybridsAquilegia vulgaris 'McKana Hybrids'
- Columbine MixAquilegia x hybrida 'Mix'
- Columbine Munstead WhiteAquilegia vulgaris 'Munstead White'
- Common ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
- Crimson Star ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Crimson Star'
D3
- Dark ColumbineAquilegia nigricans
- Desert ColumbineAquilegia desertorum
- Dove ColumbineAquilegia Songbird 'Dove'
E5
- Earlybird Blue White ColumbineAquilegia 'Earlybird'
- Earlybird Purple White ColumbineAquilegia 'Earlybird Purple White'
- Eastern ColumbineAquilegia canadensis 'Canyon Vista'
- Eastern Columbine Little LanternsAquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'
- Eastern Red ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
F2
- Fan ColumbineAquilegia flabellata
- Flore Pleno Golden ColumbineAquilegia chrysantha 'Flore Pleno'
G1
- Golden ColumbineAquilegia chrysantha
K4
- Kirigami ColumbineAquilegia x hybrida 'Kirigami Large-Flowered'
- Kirigami Deep Blue & White ColumbineAquilegia caerulea 'Kirigami Deep Blue & White'
- Kirigami Rose Pink ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Kirigami Rose Pink'
- Krystal ColumbineAquilegia caerulea 'Krystal'
L1
- Leprechaun Gold ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Leprechaun Gold'
M3
- McKana Hybrid ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'McKana Hybrid'
- McKana's Giant ColumbineAquilegia x hybrida 'Mckana's Giant'
- Melba Higgins ColumbineAquilegia x hybrida 'Melba Higgins'
N1
- Nora Barlow ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'
R2
- Rock's ColumbineAquilegia rockii
- Rocky Mountain ColumbineAquilegia caerulea 'Rose Queen'
S3
- Siberian ColumbineAquilegia sibirica
- Songbird ColumbineAquilegia Songbird
- Songbird Dove ColumbineAquilegia caerulea 'Songbird Dove'
T2
- Tequila Sunrise ColumbineAquilegia x hybrida 'Tequila Sunrise'
- Three-leaved ColumbineAquilegia triternata
V1
- Variegated ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Aureo-Variegata'
W6
- Western Red ColumbineAquilegia elegantula
- Wild ColumbineAquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'
- William Guinness columbineAquilegia vulgaris 'William Guinness'
- Winky Double Red and White ColumbineAquilegia viridis 'Winky Double Red and White'
- Winky Rose ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Rose'
- Woodside White ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris 'Woodside White'
Y1
- Yellow Queen ColumbineAquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen'
Aquilegia list questions
How many Aquilegia varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 58 distinct Aquilegia varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Aquilegia varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Aquilegia varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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