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the genus name aquilegia comes from the Latin “aquilegus” meaning water-drawing or water-collecting. the common name “columbine” comes from the latin for “dove”, due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. in america, columbine will never more simply be a delicate springtime wildflower. it will the be the symbol for a period of darkness, that none of us knows how long will last.

columbine (Aquilegia)