Enhance your home garden with Aquilegia Canadensis Seeds, known as Canadian Columbine, prized for their vibrant red and yellow, nodding flowers. Ideal for pollinator-friendly gardens, backyard borders, and shaded garden areas, these perennials attract beneficial insects and add seasonal color.
Aquilegia Canadensis thrives in temperate climates, prefers partial shade, and is perfect for gardeners seeking low-maintenance, ecologically beneficial flowering plants.
Features
- Produces red and yellow nodding blooms
- Ideal for pollinator-friendly gardens, backyard borders, and shaded areas
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
- Low-maintenance perennial, suitable for temperate climates
- Adds color, texture, and ecological value to gardens
- Compact growth ideal for flower beds and borders
Specifications
- Scientific Name: Aquilegia Canadensis
- Common Name (U.S.): Canadian Columbine
- Seed Type: Perennial flower seeds
- Color: Red and yellow
- Plant Height: 1224 inches
- Bloom Season: Late spring to early summer
- USDA Zones: 38
- Sunlight: Partial shade to full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, humus-rich soil
- Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
- Planting Depth: 1/81/4 inch
- Germination Time: 1428 days (stratification may improve results)
- Optimal Germination Temperature: 6570F (1821C)
- Spacing: 1218 inches apart
- Maintenance: Deadhead spent flowers to encourage rebloom; mulch to retain moisture and protect roots in colder zones
Planting Guide
- Sow Seeds: Start indoors 68 weeks before last frost or direct sow outdoors after frost.
- Spacing: Thin seedlings to 1218 inches apart for healthy growth.
- Watering: Keep soil lightly moist during germination and early growth.
- Location: Partial shade to full sun; ideal for woodland-style or pollinator gardens.
- Care: Fertilize lightly during growth; deadhead to prolong flowering; mulch for winter protection in colder climates.