Earlybird Blue White columbine
Aquilegia 'Earlybird Blue White'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Earlybird Blue White' columbine (Aquilegia 'Earlybird Blue White') is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms in spring and again in summer, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It stays about 12 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Siberian iris, Yarrow, and Spanish bluebell.