Earlybird Purple White columbine
Aquilegia 'Earlybird Purple White'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Earlybird Purple White' columbine (Aquilegia 'Earlybird Purple White') is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Outward-facing purple flowers bloom freely on tidy mounds 12 inches tall and wide, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit them. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It is short-lived but self-seeds.
Pairs well with Siberian iris, Yarrow, and Oriental poppy.