Aquilegia canadensis

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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

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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