Fan Columbine is a compact wildflower perennial with compound, overlapping fan shaped blue green foliage. Distinctive small nodding pale lilac to purple blue flowers bloom in spring attracting hummingbirds. Removing stems after flowering may encourage another bloom. Flowers best in filtered sun and rich well-drained soils.
Type: |
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Origins: |
Japan and Korea |
Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
Spread: |
0.5’ - 1' |
Spacing: |
0.5' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple/Blue |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Susceptible to leaf miner. Watch for columbine borers. Foliage usually declines mid-summer, at which point should be cut to the ground.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, Woodland Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: White Wood Aster, Bleeding Hearts, Foam Flower
IMAGES: Alpsdake, Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila (flower s3), CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) I, KENPEI, Aquilegia flabellata var pumila3, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Alpsdake, Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila (leaf), CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Σ64, Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 04, CC BY 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.