Aquilegia Columbine Early Bird Purple Blue

Bring early-season charm to your garden with Earlybird™ Purple and Blue Columbine, a compact variety featuring showy nodding purple flowers with steel blue centers and long, graceful spurs. Blooming from mid-spring to early summer, this selection offers a controlled, well-mounded habit with short stems perfect for border edging and rock gardens. The ferny green foliage provides fine texture throughout the season. Deer-resistant and excellent for cutting, this columbine thrives in full sun to full shade, making it versatile for naturalizing woodland areas or brightening shaded spots. The compact 11-inch height makes it ideal for front-of-border plantings and groundcover use.

Plant Details:

• Botanical name: Aquilegia 'PAS1258487'
• Common name: Columbine, Wild Columbine, Granny's Bonnet
• Series: Earlybird™ Series
• Flower color: Purple with steel blue centers and purple spurs (nodding bell-shaped)
• Bloom time: Mid-spring to early summer
• Foliage color: Green, ferny compound leaves
• Mature size: 9-11 in. tall, 10 in. wide
• Growth habit: Compact, mounded
• Sun exposure: Full sun to full shade
• Hardiness zones: 2
• Water needs: Average to evenly moist; will not tolerate standing water
• Deer resistant
• Excellent cut flower
• Suitable for rock/alpine gardens, border edging, groundcover, and naturalizing
• Plant type: Perennial