This beautiful flower has a funny vegetable name, and it is easy to care for - have you ever grown it?

This flower is called columbine. When you first hear the name, you might think it is a vegetable, and normally you would not associate it with any kind of flower, but columbine is actually a very beautiful flowering plant. When columbine blooms, some people say it looks like a funnel, some say it looks like a farm tool, and others say it looks like a cat's claw. Either way, its flower shape is indeed quite unique.

The blooming period of columbine is around April to July. The flowers are small and delicate, and the common colors are purple, pink and white, but no matter which color, they all look very nice. It can be seen in many park flower beds, green belts and even roadside plantings. If you want to grow some beautiful flowering potted plants at home, you can try growing it.

The flowers of columbine also have a hemostatic effect, making it convenient and practical as a potted plant. Columbine also has a flower meaning that goes "must succeed, must persevere to win." It is estimated that on many company office desks, besides growing money trees, a few pots of columbine can also be kept.

Columbine is not difficult to care for. It is naturally robust and prefers a cool climate, with an ideal temperature of around 15°C. Generally, except for being intolerant of sun exposure during the high temperatures of summer, it does not require much fuss in other seasons. Even in winter it is the same, because it is fairly cold-tolerant, and in the south it basically does not need to be moved indoors to overwinter.

For potted columbine, it is best to choose moist, fertile, sandy soil with good drainage, and to keep it moist for a long time. Pay attention to watering frequently without letting water accumulate, which is beneficial to its growth. In addition, although columbine is also shade-tolerant, sufficient sunlight is better for its blooming, and the colors will look better too.

Although columbine grows fairly quickly, if you do not buy a ready-made potted plant, seedlings you transplant yourself basically will not bloom until the second year, and if you grow it from seed, it may take even longer. If you grow it yourself, you need to patiently wait for the flowers to bloom.