Latin Name: Aquilegia caerulea ‘Deep Blue & White’
Height: 16 – 24 inches
Spread: 16 – 20 inches
Sunlight: Part Sun; Part Shade
Bloom Time: May to June
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
Description:
Upward facing flowers of dark indigo blue and white bloom on upright stems as soon as their first year. Deeply cut, blue-green foliage mounds close to the ground. The flowers can be cut for fresh arrangements, often lasting up to two weeks in a vase. Columbine will naturalize when allowed, especially in shady, woodland borders. It can also be planted in masses, in containers, cottage style gardens, and as bed borders. Short lived plants, reseeding allows them to continue to persist in your landscape year after year. Columbines are native to North America.
Attracts: Butterflies; Hummingbirds; Bees
Other Names: Rocky Mountain Columbine; Colorado Columbine; Aquilegia coerulea