Description
Scientific name: Aquilegia canadensis
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil: Sand, Loam
Moisture: Dry, Medium
Benefits: Pollinators, Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Host Plant
Height: 1′-3′
Blooms: May, Jun
Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Color: Yellow, Red
Spacing: 1′
Root: Fibrous
Also known as Red Columbine and American Columbine, the plants are easy to grow in a wide range of soils as long as drainage is good with a preference for light to moderate shade. Self-seeding provides for large colonies in optimum growing conditions. The flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds. Columbine is an excellent garden plant and works well in rock gardens, open shade gardens, woodland gardens, and naturalized areas. This species, in particular, has very good resistance to leaf miner.
