General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 1955 National

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Common names
  • Columbine

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Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-04-25
2nd year plant grown from seed
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-04-25
2nd year plant grown from seed
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-16
Location: Stanton Hall nursery, Northumberland UK
Date: 2016-06-08
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-05-01
Columbine - Aquilegia - McKana's Giant 001
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: May 2008
McCana's Giant
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-05-01
Columbine - Aquilegia - McKana's Giant 002
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-09-16
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Early Spring - late Spring
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Photo by kosk0025
Location: Stanton Hall nursery, Northumberland UK
Date: 2016-06-08
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-05-02
Columbine (Aquilegia 'McKana's Giant') 003
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2013-05-22
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2010-06-15
Location: Currie's Daylily Farm
Date: 2015-06-18
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-18
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-09-02
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Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: May 2009
Sawfly larvae damage on columbine
Location: Shade garden Z6a
Date: 2010-05-25
Tall apricot.
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Stanton Hall nursery, Northumberland UK
Date: 2016-06-08
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: June 2008
Yellow McKana'a giant
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: Spring 2007
Leafminers are common columbine pests
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-24
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Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Sep 6, 2013 5:07 AM concerning plant:
    This is a short-lived perennial for me. It does self-sow, but those plants do not come true. They instead revert to a common 'granny bonnet' type. I love the long-spurred look and buy one or two each season to pop in here and there. After bloom, I cut them back to about 6" and occasionally will get a rebloom in late summer.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On June 21, 2014 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
dragonfetti On March 21, 2015 Seeds sown
2 pks in BL & BM
dragonfetti On March 19, 2015 Obtained plant
American Seed .20
carlysuko On April 24, 2019 Bloomed
carlysuko On January 23, 2018 Potted up
Potted up 19 healthy looking plants.
carlysuko On November 26, 2017 Seeds germinated
carlysuko On November 18, 2017 Seeds sown
In twelve cell pack with origami mix on one side
carlysuko On November 5, 2017 Seeds sown
Sowed in three 2" square pots. Jiffy seed starting mix with perlite. Covered with plastic wrap, put in fridge to stratify.
lovesblooms On March 3, 2018 Seeds sown
winter sown
aspenhill On June 10, 2019 Obtained plant
Abernethy and Spencer Greenhouse - qty 2
antsinmypants On May 3, 2021 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On March 30, 2021 Seeds sown
WS - Jug 49
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