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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 30-36 inches
Plant Spread: 10 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Purple
White
Multi-Color: Many bi-colored varieties in this mixed pack.
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Sow outdoors in a coldrame or protected seedbed, in spring to early summer in the North, or fall in the South.
Days to germinate: 22-30 days
Depth to plant seed: 1/4 inch
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Columbine
  • Clematis-Flowered Columbine

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2019-05-20
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: May 13, 2011 4:09 PM
Small, downward facing blooms.  Each plant bears roughly 40-60 bl
Location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date: 2012-07-07
Seeds are tiny and black, and shake easily from the seed heads.
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: May 13, 2011 4:09 PM
These are fairly small blooms, about the size of a half-dollar, b
Location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date: 2012-07-07
Seed heads are made up of 5-6 tubes in a star pattern.  Each cont
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: May 19, 2011 3:01 AM
View of pink and purple Barlow Columbine with iris and peonies.
Comments:
  • Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Jan 10, 2012 7:08 PM concerning plant:
    Very prolific bloomer, with 30-60 small, very double flowers on each plant. Blooms concurrently with iris and peonies in my central Illinois garden. These have reliably returned, though I have not seen any evidence of self-sowing, unlike some of my other columbine, leading me to believe they are sterile.
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