Earlybird Purple Blue columbine
Aquilegia 'Earlybird Purple Blue'
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 Purple Blue' columbine (Aquilegia 'Earlybird Purple Blue') 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 early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Siberian iris, Yarrow, and Oriental poppy.