Columbine/Aquilegia thread

[Blueberry Acres]

oh neato! i've not seen a double before of those.

They have several colors of doubles. A friend of mine has dark red; I'll try to get a photo sometime!

 

[Blueberry Acres]

Here’s a dark purple one that I’ve had for a few years…

 

[ducks4you]

Some bird dropped columbine seeds maybe 7 years ago, and they keep spreading.
Here is where I leave them grow, in between my front steps. They have spread around the front bed AND around to the north side of the house. I even have a lighter, lavendar colored Columbine that came up this year.
Not sure why, but it's pretty!

Columbine plants live 3 years and drop tons of seed. Happy weed, indeed!

 

[heirloomgal]

Some bird dropped columbine seeds maybe 7 years ago, and they keep spreading.
Here is where I leave them grow, in between my front steps. They have spread around the front bed AND around to the north side of the house. I even have a lighter, lavendar colored Columbine that came up this year.
Not sure why, but it's pretty! View attachment 66169View attachment 66170View attachment 66171Columbine plants live 3 years and drop tons of seed. Happy weed, indeed!

And the iris's co-ordinate!

 

[Blueberry Acres]

This year’s columbines…

 

[Blueberry Acres]

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

I'm in the PNW and cannot keep my columbine alive!!!

 

[digitS']

Wonder why, @Rhodie Ranch ?

I had a miniature columbine that I thought of as a "Granny's Bonnet." The cute thing was in a location where there was a serious lack of sunshine. The plant lived for years but recently didn't make it back from a Winter. Other columbine (standards) volunteer at such a rate that I really don't know how long old plants stay around. It probably isn't forever. I actually have to weed some of the volunteers out, however.

They are mountain plants and probably don't benefit from too much water, liking well-drained soil.

Steve