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Be ready for the HUMMINGBIRDS! Here is a chance to grow your own columbine VERY EASY! Available for purchase are 15 seeds from my magnificant, tall Canadian Columbine plant. These are a wonderful back-of-the-border garden perennials for sun or part shade. They are large and the 1st plant in my spring garden to welcome the migrating hummingbirds. The flowers have beautiful, medium spurs of red, with yellow sepals. They nod down-ward above sturdy, lacey foliage. Columbine grows in almost any soil. They are reliable bloomers, and naturalize well by self-seeding. Dead-head for prolonged blooming. Very little care is needed for these tall beauties and they are very hardy. I believe the "strong shall survive" in my garden. You will appreciate my motto!
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aquilegia
Species: canadensis
Category:
Perennials
Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
toUSDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Danger:
Seed is poisonous if ingested
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color:
Red
Pale Yellow
Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage:
Herbaceous
Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information:
Non-patented
Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
U.S. Native
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