Aquilegia Earlybird ‘Purple Yellow’

Aquilegia Earlybird 'Purple Yellow' is a columbine with bi-coloured single, outward facing flowers of purple and yellow.

Aquilegia Earlybird ‘Purple Yellow’ is a columbine with cheery, bi-coloured, single blooms in purple with pale yellow centres and long purple spurs. Flowers are upward-facing and bloom profusely from late spring to early summer on tidy mounding plants 20 to 24 inches tall and wide. The lacy, deeply cut, green foliage serves as an elegant backdrop. Generally short-lived but will self-seed. Use in the landscape, containers and long-lasting in the vase. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Common Name:  Columbine

Family:  Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)

Zone Hardiness:  4-9

Light:  Part Shade, Full Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring, Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Butterflies Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Meadows, open woodland and mountainous areas.

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