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Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine / Eastern Red Columbine
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Wild columbine is easy-to-grow. Deep red and yellow nodding flowers top blue-green foliage for many weeks in spring. This is a good choice for shade gardens, woodland gardens, rock gardens and naturalized areas.
Benefits
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Attracts butterflies, bumblebees and hummingbirds |
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One of the earliest wildflowers to bloom |
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Thrives in sun or shade; will self sow and naturalize |
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Great for pine shade |
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Deer resistant |
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Resists leaf miner |
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
Grows easily in full sun to part shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils except heavy, poorly drained ones. Will grow in rocky, dry soil in shaded areas and on slopes.
Keep soils uniformly moist after bloom to prevent the foliage from dying back. If foliage deteriorates, cut plants to the ground. Fresh new foliage will emerge and look good all season.
Collect dried seed pods and sow them where you want more plants or simply let the plants self-sow.
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Native Range |
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Native Trivia |
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USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8 |
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"This is one of the first flowers to provide spring nectar for nectar-loving creatures like us butterflies." |
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Good Companions
White Wood Aster
(Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus)),
Red-stemmed Lady Fern
(Athyrium filix-femina),
Geranium
(Geranium maculatum),
Alumroot
(Heuchera americana),
Dwarf Crested Iris
(Iris cristata),
Cinnamon Fern
(Osmunda cinnamomea),
Woodland Phlox
(Phlox divaricata),
Jacob's Ladder
(Polemonium reptans),
Solomon's Seal
(Polygonatum biflorum),
Christmas Fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides),
Foamflower
(Tiarella cordifolia)
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Characteristics & Attributes
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Plan Sub Group
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Exposure
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Soil Moisture Preference
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Attracts Wildlife
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Bloom Time
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Habitat Collection
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Native Habitat
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Foliage Color
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Uses
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