Aquilegia canadensis

eastern or wild columbine

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Family

Ranunculaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 3ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Red, Yellow

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

April - July

Fall Color

Habitat

rich rocky woods and slopes, cliffs, ledges, pastures, and roadside banks; rarely in swamps

Notes

commonly cultivated; spreads by seed; large, showy, spurred flowers at tips of branches

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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