Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
- Main interest:
- native flowering shrub with red, pink, and yellow blooms
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist soil
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- red, pink and yellow
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- April to May
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 3 ft (0.9 m) width: 1 ft (0.3 m)
- Use:
- borders, naturalizing
The Canadian Columbine feature 1-2 inch wide bell shaped flowers with scarlet sepals, pink and yellow petals, and yellow stamens. The nodding flowers elegantly rise above fern-like foliage. Aquilegia canadensis, also known as the Eastern Red Columbine, is native to Canada and the genus name comes from the Latin word for eagle, which references the flowers five spurs that resemble an eagle’s talon.
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Also known as: Eastern Red Columbine, Canadian Columbine, Wild Red Columbine, Eastern Wild Columbine