Aquilegia, Canadian Columbine, Wild Columbine 'Little Lanterns'

Aquilegia canadensis "Little Lanterns" is a small columbine which grows good in the rockgarden here in Austria and blooms early in April....Read More I love the strong color

'Little Lanterns' is a special, dwarf selection of A. canadensis. It is perfect for a small rock garden. The regular species can get 3 fe...Read Moreet tall or more, but the true 'Little Lanterns' has stayed about 4 to 6 inches tall for me. It is a charmer, and very hardy.

I purchased 5 of what was labeled "wild columbine" in one of our local Lowe's. It was in the clearance section and all of them looked a l...Read Moreittle brown and rough. I brought them home and planted them in a dappled sunlight area in the backyard. They have only been there for about a month and they have already turned back green and grown impressively. These are a native plant here in Va and are said to attract hummers.

Short lived perennial but prolific reseeder. I transplanted about 5 plants from my parents' home 3 years ago. Now I have hundreds. They d...Read Moreon't choke out other plants, and you can just pull up the ones you don't want.