• Common Name: Wild Columbine, Eastern Red Columbine
  • Botanical Name: Aquilegia canadensis
  • Family Name: Buttercup family
  • Type: perennial
  • Zone Hardiness: 3–8
  • Height: 1-3ft
  • Width: 1.5ft
  • Blooms: Nodding, red and yellow flowers with distinctive upward spurred petals
  • Bloom Time: April to June
  • Sun: Prefers partial shade
  • Leaves: Blue-green, ternately compound leaves with lobed leaflets
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; needs occasional pruning
  • Tolerates: Deer, various soil conditions, heat, drought
  • Attracts: Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumblebees
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: Yes
  • Invasive: No