Aquilegia canadensis
(American columbine)
(American columbine)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Height: Groundcover, 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Location: Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
very vigorous and easily grown but short-lived; can spread quickly by reseeding and will hybridize with other columbines; hybrids and cultivars also appropriate
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Loam soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
rounded mound of basal foliage; flower stems erect, branching
Foliage
gray-green; compound leaves; medium texture
Flowers
nodding yellow (sepals) and red (spurs) blooms; April-June