Columbine, Earlybird™ Purple Blue Columbine

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine is a petite native wildflower perennial that forms a delicate upward mound of fern-like foliage.  Distinctive large outward facing flowers with blue petals and violet spurs bloom from late spring through summer attracting hummingbirds.  Flowers best in filtered sun and rich well-drained soils. 

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	Rocky Mountains
Height:	0.75' - 1'
Spread:	0.75' - 1'
Spacing:	1'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Blue+Purple
Season of Interest:	Spring, Summer

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, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Rock Gardens, Woodland Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: White Wood Aster, Bleeding Hearts, Foam Flower

IMAGES: Prides Corner, Aquilegia x Earlybird™ Purple Blue ('PAS1258487')

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.