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Aquilegia formosa

Identification

Aquilegia formosa, Western Columbine.
Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or  Red Columbine flower - grid24_3
Aquilegia formosa, Western Columbine flower
Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or  Red Columbine flowers. - grid24_3
Aquilegia formosa, Western Columbine flowers
Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or  Red Columbine flowers, with Lupinus	polyphyllus - grid24_3
Aquilegia formosa, Western Columbine, growing along a mountain stream with Lupinus polyphyllus.
Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or Red Columbine flowers along Sierra creek - grid24_3
Aquilegia formosa, Western Columbine, growing with willows along a mountain stream, at 7,500 feet elevation.
Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or  Red Columbine flowers. - grid24_3
Aquilegia formosa, Westen Columbine, with Potentilla glandulosa
Western Columbine was on the edge of a meadow at 7400 ft, 2100 meters in the Sierras but grows fine in most native gardens. This native plant is easy to grow in a shady conventional garden. - grid24_3
Aquilegia formosa var. pauciflora, or Aquilegia formosa var. truncata, it's still Western Columbine.

Description

Western Columbine, is similar to Aquilegia eximia but with a wider range, smaller flowers and more delicate- looking foliage. We've seen this species in the Sierra Nevada and in our own coastal mountains. Many times this species grows in the creeks with water surrounding it or on a north slope in rocky seeps. Columbine is easy to grow; just water and prune flower stalks to the ground once a year in early spring. The columbines attract hummingbirds, and are deer proof in many areas of California.

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One Gallon 83 47 $ 7.99

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Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
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Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
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Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
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Characteristics

Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine tolerates clay, serpentine, no drainage and seasonal flooding.
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine is great for a bird garden.
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine's foliage color is reddish-green and type is stressdeciduous.
Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine's flower color is red.

Communities

Communities for Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine:Chaparral, Mixed-evergreen Forest and Riparian (rivers & creeks).

Ranges for Aquilegia formosa

ph: 4.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 0.10 to 0.50
width[m]: 0.20 to 0.50
rainfall[cm]: 110.00 to 850.00

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