Aquilegia Canadensis

Wild Columbine

Partial Sun - Shade
Average - Dry
2feet - 3 feet
Red/Yellow
April, May, June

Wild Columbine has showy, drooping, bell-like flowers containing nectar that attracts long-tongue insects and hummingbirds. Foliage adopts a lovely purple hue in cooler temperatures giving seasonal interest when not in bloom. Wild Columbine likes a shaded woodland habitat with dappled sun and prefers soils that are not too rich, as well as enjoys rocky sights

With its early bloom time, Wild Columbine is a vital food source for hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and hawk moths. Once blooms have past, the seeds feed a variety of birds including finches and buntings.

Wild Columbine hybridizes easily with non-native varieties so it is best grown without other columbine varieties to preserve the true species and its benefits to pollinators.

Larval Host(s): Columbine Duskywing

Companion Plants: Wild Geranium, Wild Ginger, Wild Blue Phlox, Foamflower, Wild Bergamot

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