Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia canadensis | eastern red columbine
Eastern red columbine is a charming spring wildflower with nodding red and yellow blooms that easily adapts to many different garden conditions. Known as a woodland plant, wild columbine thrives in part shade, but can grow well in most sites from full shade to full sun. While individual plants may be short lived, this species is know for self-seeding and popping up elsewhere in the garden, including nooks and crannies around rock walls and patios. Attracts hummingbirds. LOCAL ECOTYPE
Aquilegia canadensis | eastern red columbine
Eastern red columbine is a charming spring wildflower with nodding red and yellow blooms that easily adapts to many different garden conditions. Known as a woodland plant, wild columbine thrives in part shade, but can grow well in most sites from full shade to full sun. While individual plants may be short lived, this species is know for self-seeding and popping up elsewhere in the garden, including nooks and crannies around rock walls and patios. Attracts hummingbirds. LOCAL ECOTYPE
Aquilegia canadensis | eastern red columbine
Eastern red columbine is a charming spring wildflower with nodding red and yellow blooms that easily adapts to many different garden conditions. Known as a woodland plant, wild columbine thrives in part shade, but can grow well in most sites from full shade to full sun. While individual plants may be short lived, this species is know for self-seeding and popping up elsewhere in the garden, including nooks and crannies around rock walls and patios. Attracts hummingbirds. LOCAL ECOTYPE
HABIT
Height: 12-24”
Bloom Time: spring
SITE CONDITIONS
Light: full sun, part shade
Soil: medium-wet, average, medium-dry
CULTIVATION TIPS
Establishment: easy and widely adaptable; self seeds on bare ground
Deer Resistance: high
INTERACTIONS
Pollinator Support: high
Other: attracts hummingbirds
CONSERVATION
Native Range: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest
Seed Propagated: yes