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
  • Columbine

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Location: South Carolina
Location: Twisp
Date: May
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 5/7/14

Date: 2014-05-18

Date: 2015-04-22
Photo by DianeSeeds
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-05

Date: 2014-05-18
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 4/24/2016
Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-05-17

Date: 2015-04-22
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-05-23
Second year plant grown from winter sown seed.
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-05-23
Second year plant grown from winter sown seed.

Date: 2014-05-18

Date: 2015-04-22
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-03
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Catmint20906 On May 4, 2015 Transplanted
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