General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 50-70 cm
Plant Spread: 30-40 cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: pink and white
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • European Columbine
  • Columbine

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Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-08-05
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-08-05

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