Beauty standing out. Aquilegia flowers. A Potterton Garden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Outdoor, natural light, stack of 40 focus points in-camera. Geared tripod head.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet or columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows woodlands and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila) because the shape of the flower petals which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove" due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. The Colorado Blue Columbine (A. caerulea) is the official state flower of Colorado. Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden since the European A. vulgaris was hybridized with other European and North American varieties. Aquilegia species are very interfertile and will self-sow. Some varieties are short-lived so are better treated as biennials. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia
Beauty standing out. Aquilegia flowers. A Potterton Garden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Outdoor, natural light, stack of 40 focus points in-camera. Geared tripod head.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet or columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows woodlands and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila) because the shape of the flower petals which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove" due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. The Colorado Blue Columbine (A. caerulea) is the official state flower of Colorado. Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden since the European A. vulgaris was hybridized with other European and North American varieties. Aquilegia species are very interfertile and will self-sow. Some varieties are short-lived so are better treated as biennials. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia