Serpentine and blotch leaf miners often disfigure the
leaves of columbine with their mines. Hand-picking or
spraying with insecticides when the mines are first seen
holds them in check. Columbine aphid and the
caterpillars of a skipper butterfly are occasional pests.
var. alba - White flowers
var. superba - Similar to the species but more vigorous
and larger than the species
'Hensol Harebell' - Deep blue flowers, 3 feet tall. It is a
hybrid of A. alpina x A. vulgaris.