Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Its common name is Colorado Blue Columbine; sometimes it is called "Rocky Mountain Columbine", but this properly refers to Aquilegia saximontana.

Yellow-pink color variant

Aquilegia caerulea is the state flower of Colorado. It is also a popular ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors.

There are five varieties:

• Aquilegia caerulea var. alpina
• Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea
• Aquilegia caerulea var. daileyae
• Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca
• Aquilegia caerulea var. pinetorum

External links

• USDA Plant Profile: ''Aquilegia caerulea''
• Colorado state flower

es:Aquilegia caerulea

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