Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Plugs
The Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is a hardy perennial plant in zones 3-8 and is native to the eastern half of the United States, including Wisconsin.
This unique flower features nodding, tubular blooms that are about 1½ inches long, adorned with striking red and yellow colors. Its five petals have upward-spurred, pouch-like extensions that contain nectar, adding to the flower's distinctiveness. The blooms are characterized by numerous long stamens with yellow anthers, which appear from May through June, typically in their second year. The flowers have no noticeable scent and provide both pollen and nectar. They make an excellent choice for cut flowers.
The Eastern Red Columbine attracts a variety of pollinators, including bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and hawk moths. It serves as a host plant for the larvae of the columbine duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) and the pink-tinted beauty (Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides). This plant thrives in full sun with plenty of water and partial shade and reaches a mature height of 2-3 feet, with a spread of 18 inches. It prefers sandy or loamy, well-drained soil that is not overly rich and is drought-tolerant.
The stem leaves of the Eastern Red Columbine are alternate and compound, consisting of three irregularly rounded lobes, while the basal leaves are larger. Slender, reddish, and slightly hairy stems rise vertically from the basal foliage. After blooming, the flowers give way to five seed capsules with long beaks that turn brown when they mature. Each capsule splits open to release numerous shiny black seeds that finches and buntings favor.
The root system is fibrous, and good companion plants include wild geranium, foam flower, wild ginger, and astilbe. The Eastern Red Columbine is moderately resistant to deer and rabbits.
Historically, Native Americans used crushed seeds from the plant as a love charm. Men would rub crushed seeds on their hands as a charm to attract amorous attention.
The Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is a hardy perennial plant in zones 3-8 and is native to the eastern half of the United States, including Wisconsin.
This unique flower features nodding, tubular blooms that are about 1½ inches long, adorned with striking red and yellow colors. Its five petals have upward-spurred, pouch-like extensions that contain nectar, adding to the flower's distinctiveness. The blooms are characterized by numerous long stamens with yellow anthers, which appear from May through June, typically in their second year. The flowers have no noticeable scent and provide both pollen and nectar. They make an excellent choice for cut flowers.
The Eastern Red Columbine attracts a variety of pollinators, including bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and hawk moths. It serves as a host plant for the larvae of the columbine duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) and the pink-tinted beauty (Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides). This plant thrives in full sun with plenty of water and partial shade and reaches a mature height of 2-3 feet, with a spread of 18 inches. It prefers sandy or loamy, well-drained soil that is not overly rich and is drought-tolerant.
The stem leaves of the Eastern Red Columbine are alternate and compound, consisting of three irregularly rounded lobes, while the basal leaves are larger. Slender, reddish, and slightly hairy stems rise vertically from the basal foliage. After blooming, the flowers give way to five seed capsules with long beaks that turn brown when they mature. Each capsule splits open to release numerous shiny black seeds that finches and buntings favor.
The root system is fibrous, and good companion plants include wild geranium, foam flower, wild ginger, and astilbe. The Eastern Red Columbine is moderately resistant to deer and rabbits.
Historically, Native Americans used crushed seeds from the plant as a love charm. Men would rub crushed seeds on their hands as a charm to attract amorous attention.
The Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is a hardy perennial plant in zones 3-8 and is native to the eastern half of the United States, including Wisconsin.
This unique flower features nodding, tubular blooms that are about 1½ inches long, adorned with striking red and yellow colors. Its five petals have upward-spurred, pouch-like extensions that contain nectar, adding to the flower's distinctiveness. The blooms are characterized by numerous long stamens with yellow anthers, which appear from May through June, typically in their second year. The flowers have no noticeable scent and provide both pollen and nectar. They make an excellent choice for cut flowers.
The Eastern Red Columbine attracts a variety of pollinators, including bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and hawk moths. It serves as a host plant for the larvae of the columbine duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) and the pink-tinted beauty (Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides). This plant thrives in full sun with plenty of water and partial shade and reaches a mature height of 2-3 feet, with a spread of 18 inches. It prefers sandy or loamy, well-drained soil that is not overly rich and is drought-tolerant.
The stem leaves of the Eastern Red Columbine are alternate and compound, consisting of three irregularly rounded lobes, while the basal leaves are larger. Slender, reddish, and slightly hairy stems rise vertically from the basal foliage. After blooming, the flowers give way to five seed capsules with long beaks that turn brown when they mature. Each capsule splits open to release numerous shiny black seeds that finches and buntings favor.
The root system is fibrous, and good companion plants include wild geranium, foam flower, wild ginger, and astilbe. The Eastern Red Columbine is moderately resistant to deer and rabbits.
Historically, Native Americans used crushed seeds from the plant as a love charm. Men would rub crushed seeds on their hands as a charm to attract amorous attention.