Wild Columbine [Aquilegia canadensis]
HEIGHT: 2'
BLOOM TIME: Apr-Jun
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium
SUN EXPOSURE: partial, shade
NOTES: Early nectar source for native long-tongued bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Great for woods-edge dappled shade gardens. Needs well drained soil that is not too rich. Prefers high pH, calcareous soil. Found in Arkansas and Missouri on rocky slopes and outcrops as well as rocky woodlands. Long-lived and will multiply by re-seeding in ideal conditions.
HEIGHT: 2'
BLOOM TIME: Apr-Jun
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium
SUN EXPOSURE: partial, shade
NOTES: Early nectar source for native long-tongued bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Great for woods-edge dappled shade gardens. Needs well drained soil that is not too rich. Prefers high pH, calcareous soil. Found in Arkansas and Missouri on rocky slopes and outcrops as well as rocky woodlands. Long-lived and will multiply by re-seeding in ideal conditions.
HEIGHT: 2'
BLOOM TIME: Apr-Jun
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium
SUN EXPOSURE: partial, shade
NOTES: Early nectar source for native long-tongued bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Great for woods-edge dappled shade gardens. Needs well drained soil that is not too rich. Prefers high pH, calcareous soil. Found in Arkansas and Missouri on rocky slopes and outcrops as well as rocky woodlands. Long-lived and will multiply by re-seeding in ideal conditions.
Photo Credit: hr-dragonfly, Nathan Aaron on iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/200254636