Little Lanterns Columbine is a compact native wildflower perennial with delicate medium green biternate foliage. Distinctive small drooping bright red bell-like flowers with white highlights bloom in spring attracting hummingbirds. Removing stems after flowering may encourage another bloom. Flowers best in filtered sun and rich well-drained soils. The canadensis species has good resistance to leaf miner.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Eastern N. America, GA Native
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Height:
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0.5' - 1'
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Spread:
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0.5’ - 1'
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Spacing:
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0.5'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Red
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Season of Interest:
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Spring
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Leaf miner can be a serious pest with many aquileia species and hybrids. Freely self seeds. Keep soils uniformly moist after bloom to prolong foliage appearance.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, Woodland Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: White Wood Aster, Bleeding Hearts, Foam Flower
IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Aquilegia canadensis Little Lanterns 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Aquilegia canadensis Little Lanterns 4zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
