Aquilegia chrysantha 39yellow star39 as its name suggests is loved for its unusual yellow blooms which appear atop slender yet strong stems in spring and early summer granny39s bonnet is a much45loved herbaceous perennial which gradually spreads and naturalises it is a great plant to complement cottage garden settings and is loved by beneficial garden insects the yellow flowers are unusual in the columbine family and they look wonderful in a vase too use this beautiful aquileg