“Arrival of the genus Aquilegia into North America is a recent event occurring 10,000 to 40,000 years ago during the Pleistocene. Columbines crossed into North America from Asia over the Bering land bridge that connected the two continents during that period. A progenitor columbine began to radiate rapidly out of Alaska and throughout the North American continent. As the columbines were moving through out the continent, new species developed. As with Darwin’s finches, columbines developed similar but differently shaped and colored flowers in response to newly encountered habitats and pollinators. They developed different positions for presenting their flowers, sepals, and spurs, and different spur shapes in response to their primary pollinator.” (Source)
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Love the delicate columbine as well as reading its migrating history.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the post! 🙂
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That’s interesting history about a very pretty flower. And your great picture, as always!
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Thanks so much, Nancy! I’m glad you found the info I posted interesting. I thought it was interesting too. 🙂
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Very Pretty 🙂 It’s quite similar to one we have in our garden too!
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Didn’t you post a picture of it one time? I seem to remember you did. 🙂
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I did post a picture, you’re quite right, though that particular one was a pink, very tall variety that seeded itself under the twisted hazel we have. The other one we have which looks like your photo was bought from a garden centre 🙂
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They are such interesting and beautiful flowers! 🙂
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They certainly are, which is why I had no complaints about the new self seeded arrival.. it’s been spectacular for over a month now! 🙂
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That’s awesome! 😀
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🙂
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