Columbine, Wild Red

Aquilegia canadensis
  • Botanical Name: Aquilegia canadensis
  • Plant Type: Perennial
  • Light Requirement: Partial Shade, Full Shade
  • Water Demand: Medium, Low
  • Landscape Use: Container, Deer Resistant
  • Ornamental Color: Yellow, Red
  • Native or Adapted: Native to Texas
  • Wildlife Value: Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds
  • Season: Spring, Summer
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Evergreen
  • Plant Form: Spreading
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 1' - 2'
  • Plant Height: 2' - 4'

Description

Likes well-drained organic soils. Attractive to many pollinators in addition to hummingbirds and hawk moths. Clover-like foliage. In full sun the plant will remain smaller and more compact but will spread out more fully in shade.

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