🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Columbine
Aquilegia spp.
ornamentals
Perennial
Ranunculaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
12-36 in
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Ferns
Woodland edge companions in dappled shade
🤝 Hosta
Shade perennial beneath taller columbine
🤝 Lupine
Spring perennials for cottage gardens
🤝 Raspberry
Attracts hummingbirds that eat fruit pests
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone from walnut roots damages columbine
📝 Growing Notes
Nodding bell-shaped flowers in spring. Hummingbird favorite. Self-seeds gently.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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