columbines
Colorado's state flowers
Columbines are flowering plants with distinctive spurred petals that hang like a cluster of doves—the name derives from the Latin for dove.
Native to meadows and woodlands, they bloom in spring with delicate flowers in blue, purple, red, yellow, or white.
The Colorado blue columbine is that state's official flower.
Columbines are popular in cottage gardens for their graceful, nodding blooms.
Colored bloom segments
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- sepalsOuter whorl protecting buds
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- nectarFloral sugar water
blossom · perennial · herbaceous · cultivar · pollination · inflorescence · ovary · floriculture
Of high elevations
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- woodlandForested land area
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
native · endemic · habitat · understory · flora · biodiversity · pollinators · conservation
Capable of causing death
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
skin irritation · ingestion · livestock · children · bitter · medicinal · folk remedy · caution
Gentle cooing bird
- Holy SpiritThird divine person
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- faithTrust without proof
- purityUncontaminated quality
Christianity · Trinity · spirituality · hope · fidelity · love · humility · medieval
petals
Colored bloom segments
nectar · blossom · perennial · herbaceous · cultivar · pollination · inflorescence · ovary · floriculture · gardening
alpine
Of high elevations
wilderness · native · endemic · habitat · understory · flora · biodiversity · pollinators · conservation · ecology
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
dangerous · skin irritation · ingestion · livestock · children · bitter · medicinal · folk remedy · caution
dove
Gentle cooing bird
- Holy SpiritThird divine person
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- faithTrust without proof
purity · Christianity · Trinity · spirituality · hope · fidelity · love · humility · medieval · religious art
- alpine meadowswildflower fields, wildflower bloom, grasses, buttercups, lupines
- native plantssagebrush, dogwood, wildflowers, milkweed, juniper
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
columbinesdaisies
White-rayed composite flowers
roses · sunflowers · zinnias · marigolds · black-eyed Susans
columbinescannas
Tropical flowering plants
birds of paradise · elephant ears · hibiscus · agaves · yuccas