Scientific Name Aquilegia canadensis Common Name Columbine

Perennial Flowers Consumer Hort Index - Fact Sheets

Characteristics Season spring Height 12 to 24 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 3 to 8 Flower Color red and yellow Soil moist but well drained Exposure partial shade Propagation seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments The native columbine is perfect for shady gardens, where it is not nearly as disfigured by leaf miner as other species of columbine. Origin North America, North Carolina

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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