Canadian Gardening: Columbines of all sorts, 0 by echoes

echoes wrote:
Hi everybody. Glad you enjoyed the pics. I'm surprised no one else has put up any of their columbines. Please feel free to show us your own.

From my experience, these are a short lived perennial for me. I have read where some people keep them for many years and divide them, even. I think three or four years is about the max for me, but maybe if I look after them a bit better? Time will tell. It's hard to keep track when the self sow themselves around.

The native ones around here are a soft red with yellow centers. I know of two species.

Not sure where McKanas are sold seperately, but will keep an eye open for you. There are others that are sold by seperate colours though. Often the Barlows, which are all nice anyway. They have no yellow in the mix.

I think this is one from a trade with bootandall a couple of years ago.