Aquilegia x hybrida
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- a-kwi-LEE-jee-a hy-BRID-uh
- Description
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Hybrid Columbines are herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family with delicate fern-like leaves and very showy spurred flowers that appear mid-spring to early summer. They can grow from 1 to 3 feet tall depending on the cultivar and flowers come in multiple colors and bi-colors.
These plants prefer fertile moist but well-drained soils in partial sun to full shade. Provide irrigation during dry spells. Deadhead to prolong the bloom season and prevent self-seeding as they will not seed true. Cut foliage back if it becomes infected with leaf miners as it will grow back.
A great plant for woodland gardens, naturalized areas, or cottage gardens.
Disease, pests, and problems: Leaf miner, stem borers, aphids, powdery mildew, leaf spots
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Flower Bonanza Garden
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- A. vulgaris
- A. vulgaris
- A. vulgaris
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- A. vulgaris
- A. vulgaris
- A. vulgaris
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Aquilegia
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Wildlife Value:
- Deer resistant. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Hanging or erect flowers with 5-petals, 5-sepals with long or short spurs projecting backward. They come in red, pink, blue, white, yellow, lavender or bi-colors.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- 3-parted fuzzy compound leaves with irregularly cut margins are blue-green to gray-green.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Shade Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
