Jones's Columbine
Aquilegia jonesii
Jones's columbine is a tiny alpine treasure of high limestone scree, with outsized violet-blue flowers over blue-gray tufts. A coveted, demanding rock-garden plant. The flowers are a safe, sweet nectar nibble; treat other parts with more caution, since the buttercup family includes some mildly toxic species.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- container
- Native states
- MT, WY
Related native plants
More Aquilegia species
- Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
- Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
- Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)
- Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)
- Yellow Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)
- Serpentine Columbine (Aquilegia eximia)