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Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

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ZONES  3-8 | Good to grow! Zone
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• Eastern Red Columbine is a favorite native wildflower perfect for woodland borders and shade gardens
•Flowers profusely on thin wiry stems, with delicate red and yellow blooms that dangle and dance high over finely textured foliage
• Bees and hummingbirds love to visit the unique pointed blooms, and birds will eat the seeds
• Deer and rabbit resistant

Eastern Red Columbine

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Description

Eastern Red Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, is a familiar sight everywhere in its wide native range - covering most of the areas east of the Rockies.

Eastern Red Columbine easily self-seeds, spreading out over time in its preferred growing conditions. Eastern Red Columbine likes moisture, but requires well-drained soil. Rich garden soil will result in weak stems and a shorter lifespan. Thin, sandy soils will help this plant maintain a compact habit and live for many years. It is evergreen, unless the temperature reaches over 110 degrees F or below -10 degrees F, which will cause the leaves to go dormant. Not recommended for full sun, which will stunt growth and may burn leaves. Eastern Red Columbine is the host plant for the Columbine Duskywing butterfly. The flowers sport a distinct spurred flower shape, said by some to resemble an eagle's talons. Its latin name actually comes form the latin "aquila" which means eagle. 

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Advantages
  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Birds
  • Native
  • Naturalizes
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates
  • Occasional Drought
Light Requirements
  • Full Shade
  • Half Sun / Half Shade
Bloom Time
Early spring to early summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Dry
  • Moist / Wet
Soil Type
  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Flower Size
1-2" long
Mature Height
24-36" tall
Mature Spread
12-18" wide
Planting Depth
The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in
Growing Zones
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
Native To
North America: Eastern US
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
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