# Aquilegia flabellata

Aquilegia flabellata, common name fan columbine or dwarf columbine, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to North and East Asia.

## Description

Aquilegia flabellata grows to 20–30 cm (8–12 in) in height. It has smooth, divided leaves. It has pale blue, violet-blue or lavender flowers, about 3 cm (1.2 in) in width, with creamy-white petals. Its appearance is very similar to that of Aquilegia sibirica.

## Taxonomy
### Etymology

The specific epithet flabellata is Latin for "fan-like, fan-shaped".

## Distribution and habitat

This species is native to North and East Asia, including Amur, Buryatiya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Khabarovsk, Irkutsk, Primorye, Sakhalin, Sakha, and the Kuril Islands in Russia, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China, Mongolia, northern and central Japan, and North Korea. It grows in mountain forests and cliffs.

## Ecology

Aquilegia flabellata blooms from April to July.

### Pests and diseases

The fungi Rhizoctonia solani and Alternaria alternata have been recorded as causing leaf blight and leaf spots on the leaves of Aquilegia flabellata.

## Cultivation

This low-growing columbine is suitable for cultivation in an alpine garden or rockery. Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use. The compact varieties A. flabellata var. pumila and A. flabellata var. pumila f. alba have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
* Flower of Aquilegia flabellata f. alba Flower of Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis 'Rosea' at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Ministar'
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Sapphire'
** Aquilegia flabellata f. alba
** Aquilegia flabellata Jewel Series
** Aquilegia flabellata soft pink
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Pink' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata Cameo Series
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blue' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo White' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blush' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Blue Jewel' (Jewel Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Pink Jewel' (Jewel Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata nana yezoense
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy White' (Fantasy Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Pink' (Fantasy Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Purple' (Fantasy Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Blue' (Fantasy Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Pink Topaz' (Jewel Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata double white
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Georgia' (State Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Snowflakes'
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Deep Purple' (Fantasy Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Fantasy Light Salmon' (Fantasy Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Atlantis'
** Aquilegia flabellata Fantasy Series, mixed
** Aquilegia flabellata f. alba 'White Angel'
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Pink and White' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Blue and White' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose and White' (Cameo Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Silver Edge'
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Flore Pleno'
** Aquilegia flabellata from Rebun-to, Japan
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. konoi
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis
** Aquilegia flabellata f. alba 'White Jewel' (Jewel Series)
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis 'Rosea'
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. alba
** Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila from Mount Hakkoda, Japan