General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
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
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • European Columbine
  • European Crowfoot
  • Granny's Bonnet
  • Columbine

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Location: Louisville KY
Date: 2023-05-11
Some self seeded Columbine of the Clementine and Barlow varieties
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-30
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine', 2015, Clementine Columbine, ack-
Location: Louisville KY
Date: 2023-04-16
I believe this is Barlow cultivar.
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-05-13
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-30
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Clementine', 2015, Clementine Columbine, ack-
Plant Events from our members
Anndixon On May 22, 2018 Transplanted
Plant Kingdom
MrsBinWY On June 4, 2021 Transplanted
7 by old TV antenna
MrsBinWY On January 14, 2021 Potted up
12 for Habitat Hero demonstration
MrsBinWY On April 26, 2020 Seeds germinated
1; 7 up on 5-10-20
MrsBinWY On January 4, 2020 Seeds sown
WS 16 seeds from ishareflowers's 2016G in milk jug
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