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By Doel

New Zealand

Does granny bonnets have any other name.




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Aquilegia ? Columbines ?

17 May, 2015

 

I know them as Aquilegia..

17 May, 2015

 

Same here Bloomer

17 May, 2015

 

their botanical name is Aquilegia, but locally they are also called columbines as badfish says.

17 May, 2015

 

Local name here is Dratted nuisances (or worse!)
Aquilegia, the name, is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals.

17 May, 2015

 

I quite like the way you never know what colour they are going to be and pull up the colours I don't like. I once had one which adorned Bill Wyman's wedding reception, but that's another story!

17 May, 2015

 

Aquilegia, I have many different colours now flowering.

22 May, 2015

How do I say thanks?

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