Aquilegia canadensis
columbine, eastern red columbine
Rannunculaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2 - 2.5 ft tall by 1.5 - 2 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow,red
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant or rock garden.
Considerations:
If conditions are right, it's a prolific reseeder.
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Blooms attract bees, butterflies, and hawk moths
Blooms attract hummingbirds. Seeds consumed by small birds.
Native Habitats:
Bluffs and rock outcrops in moist deciduous forests. May also be found on shallow loamy soils over rock.
