Columbine Flower Varieties

Columbine is not intended for human or animal consumption.

Columbine flower varieties. The flowers are hardy mainly in u s. Canadensis yet spurs nearly twice the length. Columbine is a relatively short lived perennial so add new plants every few years for a consistent flower show.

Columbine also works well in containers mixed with other woodland bloomers. Columbines may be started in your garden from seed or by planting live plants in various areas. Some older varieties do self sow but newer hybrids generally won t spread in your garden.

Columbines have truly unique looking flowers. Highly attractive to hummingbirds for their nectar. Eastern red columbine aquilegia canadensis has unique elongated hollow tubes inside the flower that point upwards.

This page listing columbine varieties shows the range of flowers of this herbaceous perennial plant that are for sale. They have very attractive and showy flowers and are a popular choice among gardeners. There are many varieties available these days though.

This is an easy shade garden plant to grow and maintain. They don t like a lot of heat and flower best in cooler temperatures. There are dwarf varieties available to fit in tighter spaces as the regular big columbines need space to bush out.

Canadensis with bicoloured red and yellow flowers but plants are under 30 cm and have foliage only half the size of a. Little lanterns is about 10 inches tall with blue green foliage. They also seed themselves around the garden saving you the hassle of resowing seeds each year.