Perennials
Aquilegia 'Early Bird Purple/Yellow' (Columbine)
Aquilegia 'Earlybird Purple/Yellow'
Also known as Earlybird Purple and Yellow Columbine
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About This Plant
Aquilegia 'Early Bird Purple/Yellow' (Columbine), 'Early Bird Purple/Yellow', is valued for seasonal interest and the role it plays in PNW garden borders.
Columbines have airy spurred flowers in many colors and delicate fern-like foliage. Western Red Columbine (A. formosa) is the PNW native species.
Part sun to part shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Hardy USDA Zone 3 to 8. Watch for leafminer. Self-sows gently.
For a Pacific Northwest native perennial of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Tellima grandiflora (Fringecups), or Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) , all support native pollinators.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Aquilegia 'Earlybird Purple/Yellow'
- Common name
- Earlybird Purple and Yellow Columbine
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Deciduous
- Mature size
- 8-12 in tall × 12-18 in wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Late spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Red-burgundy
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
- Wildlife: Pollinator support, Hummingbird nectar, Larval host
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