Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
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| $150+ | $24.99 |
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Wild Columbine highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun, Partial Shade
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Moisture
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring
Growing Zones 3-8
For a touch of magic in your landscape, order the beautiful Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), a native North American woodland plant! You'll love its fancy, drooping spurred red blooms with center yellow corollas. The shyly bowing blooms rise above lacy, notched compound leaves in soft blue-green. Forming from a basal rosette of fine-textured foliage that looks incredible all growing season long!
Kids of all ages are drawn to the blooms and so are hummingbirds, butterflies and bees that need to do a few acrobatics to reach these nodding blossoms, but they'll love them just the same for their nectar and pollen! Snip a few blooms for your bouquets indoors and encourage reblooming outdoors!
These cold-hardy herbaceous perennials grow throughout a wide range of USDA growing zones and can be 2-3 feet tall when blooming! The mounds of greenery form 18-inch tall and wide clumps that look fantastic long after the flowers fade!
Planting and Application:
This is an original wildflower species native to rocky, woodland areas! Plant this at the front of your border where you'll be able to study it. Share them with the neighborhood kids, they'll be entranced! Perfect for a Children's garden, a Cottage garden or along a shady path. Let Columbines ramble through an informal perennial garden or pollinator border, let them crop up in Rock Gardens, or throughout the lazy gardener's landscape!
These natives will naturalize and self-seed when they are happy, and you'll delight in seeing them pop up in the most interesting new spots in your yard in the springtime! But don't worry, these delicate ephemeral flowers won't give you any trouble or cause you any grief! Instead, they'll simply bring you increasing joy. Spring is here!
- Darling Red Sprus & Yellow Corollas!
- Cold-Hardy Native Wildflower
- Pollinators & Hummingbirds Love Them
- Lovely Cut Flowers & Lacy Foliage Mounds
- Naturalizing, Wildflower & Woodland Borders, Perennial & Cottage Gardens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Plant your Columbine perennials in a sun to partially shaded location in rich, well-drained moist soils. Use compost or mulch around the root system to hold in moisture and keep the roots cool. Deadhead to encourage a rebloom, then either remove the second flush of faded seedpods unless you want to allow self-seeding! Once the foliage dies back (either during a hot dry summer or in the late autumn) remove it to the ground to clean the mound. Top off with additional mulch or compost for winter insulation.
- Full Sun & Partial Sun
- Well-Drained Enriched Soil
- Regular Moisture - Can Be Drought Tolerant Once Established
- Deer & Rabbit Seldom Bother These
- Deadhead After Bloom & Prune Late Winter
Charming two-tone Wild Columbines are ready to brighten your garden! Enjoy these spring bloomers and add their native elegance to your landscape with the help of Nature Hills!
