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Columbine Virginia in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aquilegia Virginia

 

Columbine Virginia

An upright growing plant with deeply divided, mid-green leaves and bearing delicate flowers that hang on thin stems, the outside petals are a pale blue and the inner ones white from late spring to midsummer.

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plant Features
  • Columbine Virginia likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Columbine Virginia likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Columbine Virginia is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Columbine Virginia likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Columbine Virginia

Latin name

Aquilegia Virginia

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Ranunculaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Columbine Virginia likes full sun to deep shade

    Full sun to deep shade

  • Frost

    Columbine Virginia is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Columbine Virginia likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Columbine Virginia likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Columbine Virginia is 0.45meters x 0.60meters 0.45 M 0.60 M

Aquilegia Virginia

An upright growing plant with deeply divided, mid-green leaves and bearing delicate flowers that hang on thin stems, the outside petals are a pale blue and the inner ones white from late spring to midsummer.


Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Flowers from late spring to early summer. Remove flower stems at base after flowering or, leave to collect seed.

 

When to plant

From Mid Autumn TO Early Spring

Plant in autumn or spring in moist but well drained soil

 

Propagation by seed Spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds into flowering position.

 

Propagation by seed

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Sow seeds into flowering position.

 
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