Aquilegia formosa

Western Columbine.

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Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or Red Columbine flowers. - grid24_24

Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or Red Columbine flowers, with Lupinus polyphyllus - grid24_24

Aquilegia formosa Crimson Columbine, Western Columbine, or Red Columbine flowers along Sierra creek - grid24_24

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_24

Aquilegia formosa, Western Columbine. - grid24_24

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Western Columbine and Quaking Aspen in Yosemite

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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.

A small perennial for that shady north side of the house that stays a little moist.

Aquilegia formosa tolerates clay, serpentine, no drainage and seasonal flooding.
Aquilegia formosa is great for a bird garden.
Foliage of Aquilegia formosa has color reddish-green and is stressdeciduous.
Flower of Aquilegia formosa has color red.

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

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]:	100.00 to 400.00

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