FNPS Plant Database

Aquilegia canadensis

columbine, eastern red columbine

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

columbine, eastern red columbine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Aquilegia canadensis

Family:

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.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider, Friends

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

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)

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds

Blooms attract bees, butterflies, and hawk moths

Blooms attract hummingbirds. Seeds consumed by small birds.

Native Habitats:

Bluffs and rock outcrops in moist deciduous forests. May also be found on shallow loamy soils over rock.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



University of Tennessee Extension Service.  Desired Ph Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants.    https://extension.tennessee.edu/mtnpi/Documents/handouts/Fertility/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf   accessed 2021.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu /).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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