Aquilegia canadensis (Canadian Columbine)

Native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern North America, award-winning Aquilegia canadensis, commonly known as Canadian Columbine, features nodding, 1-2 in. wide (2-5 cm), long-spurred flowers with scarlet sepals, pale yellow petals, and bushy yellow stamens. They rise elegantly above lovely fern-like foliage, which remains handsome throughout summer, provided the soil is kept moist. Blooming in late spring to early summer, this perennial enjoys good disease resistance and brightens the shade garden!

• Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society for its outstanding qualities
• Grows in a bushy, upright clump, up to 24-36 in. tall (60-90 cm) and 12-18 in. wide (30-45 cm). This perennial is generally short-lived but will self-seed prolifically to form large colonies in satisfactory growing conditions.
• Performs best in full sun to part shade, in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Seriously dislikes poorly drained soils! Rich, moist soils in part shade are preferred. Do not let the soil dry out.
• Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies but is ignored by rabbits and deer!
• Easy to grow, this plant is a welcomed addition to beds, borders, city gardens, cottage gardens, underplanting shrubs and roses, or naturalized areas.
• Good resistance to leaf miner.
• May be grown from seed sown directly in the garden in spring (after the danger of frost has passed). Division is possible in spring, but it may take some time for the plant to recover.
• Remove faded flowering stems to promote additional bloom. Cut to the ground when the foliage declines (around midsummer).
• Contact with the sap may irritate the skin