Columbine Varieties Selecting Columbines For The Garden

Types of Columbines Flowers to Grow

Rocky Mountain Blue or Colorado Blue Columbine (These are the ones that are the Colorado State Flower.)
Aquilegia x hybrida Pink Bonnets (A favorite of mine.)
Aquilegia “Pom Poms”
Swan Burgundy and White Columbine.
Lime Sorbet Columbine.
Origami Red & White Columbine.

How many types of columbine flowers are there?
Do columbines like sun or shade?
Are Columbine and Aquilegia the same plant?
Do columbine flowers spread?
Do columbine flowers bloom all summer?
Are columbine flowers poisonous to dogs?
Will Columbine rebloom if deadheaded?
Do you cut back Columbine after blooming?
Can Columbine grow in containers?
What part of Columbine is poisonous?
What does the Columbine flower symbolize?
Is Bleeding Heart related to Columbine?

How many types of columbine flowers are there?

There are over 70 species of columbine flowers that range in colors, including purple, yellow, pink, and blue, in various shades from pastel to bright neon.

Do columbines like sun or shade?

Columbine grows in sun or light shade. Sow seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost or direct sow into prepared beds with rich, well-drained soil after the last spring frost. See local frost dates. Press the flower seed into the soil, but do not cover with soil.

Are Columbine and Aquilegia the same plant?

Aquilegia are quintessential cottage garden favourites often known as grannys bonnet or columbine. ... A few species are suited to alpine areas and woodland gardens. The nectar-rich flowers are attractive to bumblebees.

Do columbine flowers spread?

Columbine grows easily from seeds and often spreads quickly by itself in the right environment through self-seeding. The self-seeded plants may produce differently colored blossoms than their parent plant due to cross-breeding.

Do columbine flowers bloom all summer?

Columbine, or Aquilegia, is an intriguing member of the Ranunculaceae family with exquisite petals that give it an ephemeral quality, like a briefly glimpsed hummingbird. It is an herbaceous perennial that blooms from spring to summer in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9.

Are columbine flowers poisonous to dogs?

Columbine are brightly colored flowers that are loved by hummingbirds. These colorful blooms are not toxic in any way to animals, so if you have a dog, they will be fine sniffing around the plant.

Will Columbine rebloom if deadheaded?

Not deadheading will result in plenty of self-sown replacements. At the end of their season, cut Columbine stalks to the ground. Flower stalks will regrow next spring,along with any new plants that successfully self-seeded.

Do you cut back Columbine after blooming?

Pruning columbine plants back to the basal foliage just after blooming can usually help alleviate any problems with insect pests as well. You may even be lucky enough to get a second set of stem growth within a few weeks so that you may enjoy another wave of blooms.

Can Columbine grow in containers?

Columbine plants grow well in containers, but remember, they will attract hummingbirds in search of sustenance. ... For potted columbine plants, note that they don't like deep soil beds. Search your garden shed for a shallow container. Just be sure to plant them in a rich potting mix that will retain enough moisture.

What part of Columbine is poisonous?

The plant's seeds and roots, however, are highly poisonous and contain cardiogenic toxins which cause both severe gastroenteritis and heart palpitations if consumed as food.

What does the Columbine flower symbolize?

Plant lore associates the columbine with at least as many meanings as the petals on its flower. ... To support this, the columbine flower is said to resemble the hat of a court jester. Columbine also serves as a symbol of fortitude, and it's sometimes given as a gift to provide courage and endurance in one's endeavors.

Is Bleeding Heart related to Columbine?

A classic element of herbaceous borders, Columbines mix beautifully with peonies, irises, alliums and roses. Their delicate fan-shaped foliage also provides a lovely contrast to Ferns, Hostas and blend well with other shade lovers, such has Hellebores and Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis).