Red Columbine Seed
$7.00
Aquilegia canadensis
Description: One of the first few plants to provide nectar for pollinators in the spring. Larval host for the columbine Duskywing butterfly. Habitat includes dry to mesic woodlands. Best to cut back flowering stems after blooming to promote regrowth. Note: can increase rapidly from self seeding. Likely to not see flowers till the second season after planting.
Habitat
Habitat and Wetland Indicator Status: Cliffs, Balds, or ledges forests, ridges or ledges, shores of rivers or lakes, talus and rocky slopes, woodlands (FACU)
Light: Part Shade to Shade
Soil Type and Moisture: Moist, rocky soils, but will grow in dry, nutrient poor soil. Dry, Moist.
Characteristics
Bloom Color: Red, Yellow
Bloom Period: March, April, June, July
Mature Height: 3 feet
Germination: Cold, Moist Germination for 60 days
Wildlife: Food source for pollinators. Attracts hummingbirds.
Other Features: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Shade Tolerant
Sold As: approximately 600 seeds per packet
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