Yellow Columbine, Tohono Chul Park, Tucson - April 2006The Yellow Columbine grows at elevations between 3000 - 11,000 feet in forest areas. It can be found in the Santa Catalina Mountains to the north of Tucson between April and September.
Lené (Counting Petals) has a beautiful photo of a different coloured wild columbine taken in the Champlain Valley, Vermont.
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These flowers look very similar to the cultivated plants we call aquilega or granny bonnets. Mine are not flowering yet , but when they do I will take some pictures.
I wonder if they are the same family
Yellow! How neat! Our wild ones are mostly red with a bit of yellow and the garden escapes are mostly blue.
Post Script: I liked your note on Whorled Leaves about eels!
I love columbines. They are such beautiful flowers. Wonderful photo.
jimmy, ontario wanderer - I've seen the red and yellow ones that ontario wanderer and lené see in the wild back east. I've seen photos of the yellow and pink.
mary - granny bonnets are a type of European wild columbine, so I imagine they are related. I love the name :) I'll look forward to your photos.
ow - glad you liked the eel note. I got a bit carried away!
robin andrea - I don't see them down in the valley here except in gardens and parks. It's wonderful to discover them in the woods on the mountains.
What a beautiful photograph, Pam. The clarity is great in the blown up version. I've never seen a yellow columbine before.
These yellow columbines are spectacular and I have never seen anything like them here. Ours are red and yellow and one of my favourite markes of spring.
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