Aquilegia canadensis

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Eastern Red Columbine

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-2’ tall

  • Red and yellow nodding flowers; blooms spring to early summer

  • Bloom time provides early season pollen & nectar as first pollinators begin to emerge

  • Semi-evergreen in cooler conditions

  • Location of nectar requires retrieval from long-tongued bees, butterflies, hawk moths, and hummingbirds

  • Host plant to the Columbine Duskywing

  • Spreads via seed non-aggressively; hybridizes easily with other Aquilegia

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Eastern Red Columbine

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-2’ tall

  • Red and yellow nodding flowers; blooms spring to early summer

  • Bloom time provides early season pollen & nectar as first pollinators begin to emerge

  • Semi-evergreen in cooler conditions

  • Location of nectar requires retrieval from long-tongued bees, butterflies, hawk moths, and hummingbirds

  • Host plant to the Columbine Duskywing

  • Spreads via seed non-aggressively; hybridizes easily with other Aquilegia

Details

  • Red, Yellow

  • Spring to early Summer

  • 1-3’

  • Medium, Dry

  • Can grow in full sun, but thrives in partial/shade

  • Columbine Duskywing

  • FACU - usually occurs in non-wetlands, but can occur in wetlands

  • 60 days of cold stratification