bright memory of summer, aquilegia (columbine) blues in the sunshine garden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

            A Potterton garden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a glorious bed full of aquilegia, luminous blues going against the greens.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet or columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. The Colorado Blue Columbine (A. caerulea) is the official state flower of Colorado. Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden, since the European A. vulgaris was hybridized with other European and North American varieties. Aquilegia species are very interfertile, and will self-sow. Some varieties are short-lived so are better treated as biennials.

Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Potterton (show map)

Taken on: June 5, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/8.0, 1/60 sec, 100mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 (Macintosh)
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