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Songbird Bluebird Columbine

Aquilegia hybrida 'Songbird Bluebird'

$9.32
$9.32 $0.00
per Plant - 3" Pot
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ZONES  3-9 | Good to grow! Zone
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Songbird Bluebird is a masterfully hybridized homage to the large wild Colorado Blue Columbine. (Aquilegia)

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This stunning blue and white hybrid, growing about 30 tall, is one of the famous Song Bird Columbines, hybridized by Charles Weddle, one of Americas most respected hybridizers.

Its beauty mimics the colors and form of our largest wild columbine, the famous Colorado Blue Columbine, and offers this wonderful color combination to gardeners everywhere.

The Wild Columbines Many people think columbines are the loveliest flowers of all, and they are certainly important in the wildflower world. Many important species are North American natives. Everyone in the Northeast loves the Wild Eastern Columbine, the beautiful smallish red one, Aquilegia canadensis, and of course, everyone in the Rockies loves the State Flower of Colorado, the large, blue Colorado Columbine, A. caerulea. There are important species native to Europe and Japan as well.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun
  • Half Sun / Half Shade

Bloom Time

Late spring to early summer

Advantages

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Small Spaces
  • Rock Gardens
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant

Awards

Award of Garden Merit.

Additional information

Mature Height

14-24" tall

Mature Spread

12-16" wide

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Moist / Wet

Planting Depth

The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Flower Size

Up to 3" flowers

Plant Classification

Introduced Cultivar

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9

Poisonous or Toxic to Animals

Poisonous if ingested.
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Overall rating: 4.875 / 5 from 8 reviews.

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Review topics: ["color","beauty","flowers","plants","blooms"].

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"Beautiful plant. in its first season when I first got it stayed pretty small and gave off 1 or 2 blooms. In its second season (this season) it took right off, it is now huge in width and height and blooming all over. The blooms are a beautiful baby blue color and a decent size. the stems and blooms are delicate and don't flop over during peak growing season. heavy wind and rain have caused the outside stem to drop a bit and some petals to fall off but that was to be expected with the delicateness of the plant and the heavy weather it had to endure, the rest of the plant is still standing tall and strong. the plant is very hardy in zone 5 and survived the harsh winter we have here with no winter protection just braving the elements."

— Erika (5/5)

Never grown columbine before, but I am hooked!

"I can't believe I have not grown columbine before. I just planted it three weeks ago and has already begun to bloom. The blue and white flowers are go elegant and graceful. Thank you American Meadows for delivering such healthy plants!"

— ZehGardener (5/5)

Beautiful color

"The Columbine is so delicate and pretty in the garden."

— SDgardener (5/5)

Lovely flowers for weeks and weeks

"They remind me of the fields of Columbine I used to see while hiking in the Colorado Rockies. My neighbors are asking for the seeds."

— ATO G. (5/5)

Have NEVER seen such Beauty!

"I have NEVER seen such flowers - EVER!! This plant is SO beautiful and rather hard to find in my local nurseries. Friends fell-in-love with the flowers as do I. Though I planted these beauties late, they were able to bloom and grow some, so in season 2, I hoping for mass growth and flowers."

— JustDave1 (5/5)

stunning flowers

"The flowers were stunning. hope they survive the winter."

— Butterfly L. (5/5)

Beautiful flowers within a few weeks!

"I ordered this flower last year and it didn't make it at all. They were already out of stock by the time I reported it, but I opted to wait the year to receive a replacement this spring rather than a refund. I am DELIGHTED with my replacement. FYI for those in hotter climates (I'm in Florida), they really do need mostly all shade. I planted this in almost entirely shade and have been rewarded with a number of flowers. . . and while the plant is still a rather small size. The flowers are nearly the size of the plant! It just loves flowering! I also mixed some lime powder into the soil via the suggestion of a local nurseryman I talked to (it's planted among oaks). I think that helped A LOT."

— Holly (5/5)

PRETTY IN BLUE

"Loved the pretty vivid blue color as I look out my living room window. Fast growing."

— Great N. (4/5)

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