Aquilegia Columbine Songbird Blue Bird

Add a soft, elegant touch to your spring garden with Songbird Blue Bird Columbine, featuring lovely bicolor blooms in pale sky blue and white with yellow eyes and long, graceful spurs. Blooming from late spring to early summer, this selection offers nodding bell-shaped flowers on sturdy stems that rise 28 inches tall, perfect for adding height to borders and naturalizing in shaded areas. The ferny bluish-green compound 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 woodland gardens or brightening shaded spots. The upright spreading habit reaches 20 inches tall with a 24-inch spread.

Plant Details:

• Botanical name: Aquilegia 'Blue Bird'
• Common name: Columbine, Bluebird Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Crowfoot
• Series: Songbird Series
• Flower color: Sky blue and white bicolor with yellow eyes (nodding bell-shaped)
• Bloom time: Late spring to early summer
• Foliage color: Bluish-green, ferny compound leaves
• Mature size: 20 in. tall (28 in. with flowers), 24 in. wide
• Growth habit: Upright spreading
• Sun exposure: Full sun to full shade
• Hardiness zones: 3
• Water needs: Average to evenly moist; will not tolerate standing water
• Deer resistant
• Excellent cut flower
• Suitable for mass planting, rock/alpine gardens, border edging, groundcover, and naturalizing
• Plant type: Perennial