Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. alba

I first saw this little Columbine in the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. Being a Japanese species, I thought it might do well in our area. So thanks to some seed shared with us by Horticulturist Janet Janet Draper, we were able to trial it in our gardens and found it to be an excellent performer. It bears charming springtime flowers of pure white borne on nodding stems atop low mounds of blue-green foliage. After the flowers have finished, the leaves remain attractive through summer and fall making this perennial a valuable addition to the shade garden. Dwarf White Fanleaf Columbine was given an Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society and is sure to gain high marks from all who grow it in this area as well.