Aquilegia Columbine Songbird Cardinal

Add bold color to your spring garden with Songbird Cardinal Columbine, featuring striking bicolor blooms in red and white with yellow eyes and rose spurs. Blooming from late spring to early summer, this selection offers nodding bell-shaped flowers on sturdy stems that rise 24 inches tall, perfect for adding vibrant color to borders and naturalizing in shaded areas. The ferny bluish-green compound foliage provides fine texture throughout the season. Deer-resistant and excellent for cutting, this columbine thrives in full sun to full shade, making it versatile for woodland gardens or brightening shaded spots. The upright spreading habit reaches 18 inches tall with a 12-inch spread.

Plant Details:

• Botanical name: Aquilegia 'Cardinal'
• Common name: Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Crowfoot
• Series: Songbird Series
• Flower color: Red with white overtones, yellow eyes, and rose spurs (nodding bell-shaped)
• Bloom time: Late spring to early summer
• Foliage color: Bluish-green, ferny compound leaves
• Mature size: 18 in. tall (24 in. with flowers), 12 in. wide
• Growth habit: Upright spreading
• Sun exposure: Full sun to full shade
• Hardiness zones: 2
• Water needs: Average to evenly moist; will not tolerate standing water
• Deer resistant
• Excellent cut flower
• Suitable for mass planting, rock/alpine gardens, border edging, groundcover, and naturalizing
• Plant type: Perennial