Bring a burst of color to your garden with Aquilegia Mixed Columbine. This grower's choice mix includes a delightful variety of bicolor blooms, each pack carefully packed at random, ensuring a one-of-a-kind selection every time. Plant several packs to enjoy the full spectrum of these vibrant flowers. Reaching a height of 24 to 36 inches, these columbines bloom in spring, displaying bonnet-like flowers atop ferny basal foliage. The nectar-rich, tubular flowers are an essential early-season food source for hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
Known as columbines, crowfoots, or granny's bonnets, these Aquilegia varieties are hardy perennials for Zones 3-8. Perfect for filling the gap between spring bulbs and summer blooms, they thrive in borders, rock gardens, cottage gardens, and naturalized areas. Their ability to naturalize freely without becoming invasive makes them an excellent choice for creating ground cover after their blooms fade. While their foliage may die back during the heat of summer, their captivating spring display leaves a lasting impression.
Easy to grow and resilient, columbines prefer partially shady locations with well-drained, medium moist soil, but they can take more sun in cooler northern climates. Deadheading spent blooms encourages re-blooming. Naturally deer resistant, these flowers are a gardener's favorite for low-maintenance care.
Plant Aquilegia Mixed Columbine roots in spring, spacing them 12 to 18 inches apart and burying them 1½ to 2 inches deep.
