Aquilegia formosa (Red Columbine)
Our 2025 seed batch is sold out. Available again Fall 2026; join the waitlist below to be notified!Taprooted perennial with characteristic reddish-orange flowers with spurred petals that attract bumblebees and hummingbirds. This plant is best in medium moi
Our 2025 seed batch is sold out. Available again Fall 2026; join the waitlist below to be notified!
Taprooted perennial with characteristic reddish-orange flowers with spurred petals that attract bumblebees and hummingbirds. This plant is best in medium moisture in partial shade, but in deeper soils can be planted with more sunlight. Delicate and beautiful foliage for woodland gardens and open forest restoration projects. This species should not be planted close to horticultural columbines (pink, white, purple, etc.) because they readily hybridize.
Plant Details
| habitat | Woodlands and meadows |
|---|---|
| light | Full sun to part shade |
| moisture | Mesic to moist |
| height | 25 100 cm |
| flowering | May to July |
| habit | Taprooted perennial forb |
| feature | Attracts bumblebees and hummingbirds |
| companion plants | Pearly Everlasting, Fringecup, Great Camas, Western Buttercup, Columbia Brome, California Brome, Sword Fern, Miner’s Lettuce, Western Fescue, White Fawn-Lily, Dull Oregon-grape, Large-leaved Avens |
Seed Details
| seeds/$6 packet | 248 |
|---|---|
| seeds/gram | 694 |
| seeds/square meter *? | 600 |
| square meters/gram | 1.2 |
| cost/gram | $5.00 (when purchased in bulk; min $25) |
| sowing time | Sow in fall for spring germination.Cold stratification required. |
| seeding info | The beautiful black shiny seeds of Red Columbine need to be sown in fall for spring germination. It’s important to sow the seeds in well-drained soil or risk rotting the young taproots. Sow preferably in partial shade, though they will germinate in full sun, but tend to grow more slowly. The cotyledons are beautiful colours and form little taproots quickly and flower in their second year. |
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