Description: Columbine is a native of the Carboniferous limestone areas of Northern Ireland, but is probably a garden escape elsewhere. The native wild species has a much narrower range of colour and form than the garden varieties, and usually has a dull blue or purple flower. The five petals each end in a hooked spur.

All names: Aquilegia vulgaris L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Aquilegia vulgaris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Aquilegia vulgaris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.