Songbird Cardinal columbine
Aquilegia 'Songbird Cardinal'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Songbird Cardinal' columbine (Aquilegia 'Songbird Cardinal') 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It blooms in spring and again in summer, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Foxglove, Siberian iris, Silver feather grass, and Purple Sensation ornamental onion.