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What plant is this? It popped up in my garden. It looks like it might be a geranium, but I can't find it in the various lists I browsed.

It's about 50 cm (20") high in total with flowers on stalks, sticking out up to 15 cm (6") The leaves are about 7 cm (3") across and consist of three groups of leaflets. The flower cores are purple with five trumpet-like spurred petals with a white edge. It has sepals, also purple. The flowers have a slightly yellowish heart. Bees seem to love them.

It's beautiful plant, and I want to make sure it's still there next year. :)

PS: Sorry if I got the terminology wrong. I'm not used to describing flowers in detail, and especially not in English.

The plant

VividD
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That's an ornamental Columbine or Aquilegia.

It's a hardy perennial that originates from woodland and meadowy areas. It grows in full sun, but prefers light shade. There is a good chance that it will come back next year and it might even seed itself - look for seedlings with the same 3-part leaves, just en miniature.

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