Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine
Species Details
Columbine is a rare native perennial of open woodland, scrub and damp grasslands in the White Peak [Priestcliffe Lees SK1472] and Magnesian Limestone [Whitwell Wood SK5173]. It also occurs widely scattered throughout the rest of our area where it is mostly an escape from cultivation. The flowers of the native plants are generally a rich, deep blue, though colonies with white flowers are known in some dales, such as west of Hobs House, Monsal Dale. A wine-coloured form is known from Woo Dale. The flowers of the introduced plants are more variable in colour and are often an insipid pink; some of these plants may not even belong to this species.
