Blackcurrant Ice Columbine
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Blackcurrant Ice Columbine highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Botanical Name
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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
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Flower Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pollinator Required
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodLate Spring
Growing Zones 3-9
The Blackcurrant Ice Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata 'Blackcurrant Ice') has striking flowers with a unique color combination with an unusual spiky shape. This dwarf Columbine has blue-green foliage topped by multiple spring-flowering bi-color flowers of creamy yellow corollas that are draped with plummy purple spurred petals.
This Columbine is a very sought-after plant for its unique flower and leaf forms! It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies to the dainty blooms that are held high above the mounds of lobed rounded, compound leaf mounds!
These gorgeous herbaceous perennials are reported to be less susceptible to insect damage and are seldom bothered by deer or rabbits! The long-lasting flowering display gives you plenty of dainty blooms to choose from for your floral arrangements!
Planting and Application:
Blackcurrant Ice can be used individually in small clumps, or massed together in combined groupings to create a stunning explosion of extended color. Blackcurrant Ice is great for container gardening and garden beds where despite its dainty form won't get lost in a mixed perennial garden or mixed planter!
Add this luxurious flowering and foliage plant to the front of a border for an amazing display of color! Use as edging or as specimens throughout Children's gardens, Cottage gardens, or along a shady mixed pollinator bed! Line your pathway or fringe the edges of a woodland garden, or even add a skirting of Columbines around trees or large shrubs.
- Pointed Petals & Plum-Purple/Icy Yellow Blooms
- Long-Lasting Blooms on Tall Stems For Bouquets
- Attracts Butterflies & Hummingbirds
- Dwarf Sized Mounds
- Blue-Green Rounded Compound Foliage
- Garden Beds & Borders, Pathways, Edging & Container Specimens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Blackcurrant Ice is an easily grown perennial in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade, especially afternoon shade in the hotter of its USDA growing zones 3 to 9. Tolerating a wide range of soils except heavy, poorly drained ones, Columbines prefer a good layer of mulch or compost over their root systems.
Remove flowering stems after bloom to encourage additional bloom. Keep soils uniformly moist after bloom to prolong attractive foliage appearance. When foliage dies back, either in the hot summers or in the late autumn, these plants may be cut to the ground. Resistant to Deer and rabbits, Columbines are also pest and disease-resistant.
- Full Sun, Afternoon Shade & Partial Shade
- Well-Drained Soil
- Regular Moisture & Appreciates Mulch
- Deadhead & Prune Late Autumn
- Deer & Rabbit Resistant
Plum and icy yellow bi-color blooms, the Blackcurrant Ice Columbine will add its spiky whimsy to your landscape each spring! As soon as this perennial is in stock, make sure you get yours right away at Nature Hills!
