Aquilegia canadensis
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Columbine, Eastern Red Columbine
Rannunculaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 2 - 2.5 ft tall by 1.5 - 2 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow,red | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant or rock garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | If conditions are right, it's a prolific reseeder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic to highly calcareous (adaptable) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Blooms attract hummingbirds. Seeds consumed by small birds. | |
| Insects: | Blooms attract bees, butterflies, and hawk moths | |
| Native Habitats: | Bluffs and rock outcrops in moist deciduous forests. May also be found on shallow loamy soils over rock. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures