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Ranunculaceae
AQUILEGIA flabellata 'Cameo Rose and White'( CAMEO SERIES)
Cameo Rose and White Fan Columbine, Dwarf Fan Columbine
The large beautiful flowers of the long-blooming 'Cameo Rose and White' cover this dwarf fan columbine in spring. It is a small but vigorous perennial that's an improvement on the species.
Fan columbine is a small clump-forming alpine that’s well adapted to partial sun. It is a Japanese native that forms an attractive small mound of blue-green foliage. The delicate leaves are three-parted with scalloped edges. Despite its small size it offers a big floral show, especially cultivars in the Cameo Series.
Many large short-stemmed blooms rise from the center of 'Cameo Rose and White' in late spring. The nodding, big flowers look like butterflies in flight and have broad rose outer petals and small tubular inner petals of white. The inner petals are backed by short hooked spurs which hold nectar for the butterflies and bees that pollinate them.
This hardy perennial is happiest planted in dappled sun and moist, but well-drained fertile soil. It is susceptible to crown rot, which is why good drainage is essential. Plant fan columbine in a rock garden or massed along the edge of a woodland border. It is easy to grow from seed and will gently self-sow.
9 - 1
4 - 9
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Perennial
Partial Sun, Partial Shade
6"-8" / 15.2cm - 20.3cm (6)
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Japan
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam
Fast
Average Water
Cushion/Mound-forming
Spring, Summer
Showy
White, Rose
Bicolor
Green, Brown
Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
No
Single
Medium
Matte
Alpine, Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Butterflies
Yes
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