COLUMBINE McKANA

[ Aquilegia McKana ] 

Season: Perennial
Height: 24 - 36 Inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Sun/Moist/Well Drained
Zones: 3-9

Columbine McKana [ Aquilegia McKana ] are beautiful, often bi-colored columbines that are perfect for the middle of a sunny, moisture retentive border. Flowers form a delicate star of outer petals surrounding an inner ring with yellow centers. Long spurs project out behind the blossoms.

Columbine McKana [ Aquilegia McKana ] has flowers that are larger than other varieties and, although short-lived, the plant self-seeds freely. Bonnet-like flowers in shades of blue, lilac, yellow, pink and rose red from late spring to mid summer above mounds of fern-like, mid-green leaves. The colors tend toward the pastels and the overall effect is very bright and colorful.

The plant is wonderful when used for cut flowers.

The plant has graceful, blue green foliage.

The plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

PLANTING

Sow Inside: Winter/Spring
Sow Outside: Fall/Spring/Summer
Seed Depth: 1/8 Inch
Days to Emerge: 25 to 35
 
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