Hello,
I'm new here and I have a question that has been driving me mad! I have searched every photo website trying to find out what the name of this plant is. I'm hoping that someone here can come to my rescue! I have these growing in the woodline which has little filtered sun. I live in zone 5 (upstate NY)
Thank you so much for your help!
Happy Sunday!
This photo is of the whole plant
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The leaf on the bottom of the plant
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the flower
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the underneath of flower
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This is an Aquilegia -- Columbine.
I believe it's a North American native form but not A. canadensis
I've always had a dark grape purple flowered ones in addition to the orange red/yellow canadensis, but all of a sudden the same pink flowered one like yours has popped up in my garden this year.
The are perennials, in addition to reseeding easily and are readily pollinated by bees and hummingbirds. The seedlings start flowering in the 2nd year.
I believe it's a North American native form but not A. canadensis
I've always had a dark grape purple flowered ones in addition to the orange red/yellow canadensis, but all of a sudden the same pink flowered one like yours has popped up in my garden this year.
The are perennials, in addition to reseeding easily and are readily pollinated by bees and hummingbirds. The seedlings start flowering in the 2nd year.
Oh Thank you so much! I was truly going crazy trying to find out what this is. I have them Everywhere and they are just lovely, BUT...they spread like wildfire so you do need to thin out the plants or they will take over the area. A Columbine...I would have never guessed! I have many growing on trellises. I always thought they were climbing vines. At 1st I thought it might have been a wild geranium (the leaves looked like the ones they sell at home-stores) until I looked up wild geraniums, not even close. It's funny you said you found that all of a sudden there was a color change on the flower because I have noticed that over the last few seasons also. I have woodlands and wetlands surrounding my property & I found this 1 tiny unhealthy plant hiding behind a tree. I replanted it and tended to its little needs and now they are all over my garden. I planted a nice healthy plant where I found the 1st and that now has family living nearby too!
I know little about plant names. I find an interesting plant on my lawn or tree line and replant it in an area where it won't get trampled and see how it goes. I have had wonderful success that way. I wish I had a way to share some of the wonderful plants I have found. I have Lilly of the valley, wild violets and so much more that are growing and healthy, unfortunately I'm not well and my garden & the Dr's. office is as far as I'm able to go.
Thanks again & have a great weekend!
I know little about plant names. I find an interesting plant on my lawn or tree line and replant it in an area where it won't get trampled and see how it goes. I have had wonderful success that way. I wish I had a way to share some of the wonderful plants I have found. I have Lilly of the valley, wild violets and so much more that are growing and healthy, unfortunately I'm not well and my garden & the Dr's. office is as far as I'm able to go.
Thanks again & have a great weekend!