General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Columbine
  • Dark Columbine

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Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-05-11

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8b
Date: 2012-05-19
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-31
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Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-20
Location: KALAMA WA
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photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Date: 2016-06-28
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Date: 2016-06-28

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