Songbird Mix Columbine is a compact native wildflower perennial with delicate fern-like medium green foliage. Distinctive large upward facing flowers come in a range of colors: white, yellow, red and white, pink and white, blue and white, and purple and white. The flowers bloom in spring attracting hummingbirds. Removing stems after flowering may encourage another bloom. Flowers best in filtered sun and rich well-drained soils.
This choice is a random mixed selection of available colors.
Type: |
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Origins: |
Rocky Mountains |
Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
Spread: |
1’ - 1.5' |
Spacing: |
1' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White/Yellow/Pink/Red/Blue/Purple |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Leaf miner can be a serious pest with many aquileia species and hybrids. Freely self seeds. Keep soils uniformly moist after bloom to prolong foliage appearance.
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: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), Aquilegia columbine magpie cultivar 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Marrabbio2, Flower white-rose, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Alvesgaspar, Flowers March 2008-13, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Photo by Andrey Zharkikh, 2009.05.23_17.02.46_IMG_3685
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.