A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Eastern red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Red-and-yellow flowers give hummingbirds and bumblebees a nectar stop in spring.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A short-lived perennial that can reseed in rocky, well-drained soil; foliage may fade in summer heat.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft tall · 1–1½ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–8
- Garden role
- Nodding spring flowers
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of asian bleeding heart.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Try eastern red columbine for nodding spring flowers.
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Photo credits & licenses
Eastern red columbine: Patty Felder · CC BY 4.0
Asian bleeding heart: OliBac · CC BY 2.0
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