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'''Aquilegia caerulea''' is a species of ''Aquilegia'' native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Common names include 'Colorado Blue Columbine' and 'Rocky Mountain Columbine', the latter also shared with ''Aquilegia saximontana''.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 20-60 cm tall. The flowers are very variable in color, from pale blue (as in the species name ''caerulea'') to white, pale yellow and pinkish; very commonly the flowers are bicolored, with the sepals a different shade to the petals.
''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''

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★ USDA Plant Profile: ''Aquilegia caerulea''

★ Colorado state flower