Aquilegia Canadensis (Native Columbine) Difficulty|Moderate

Aquilegia Canadensis (Native Columbine) Difficulty|ModerateAlso known as Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine or Turks Cap, this beautiful woodland wildflower has showy, drooping, bell like flowers equipped with distinctly backward pointing tubes, similar to the garden Columbines. Eastern columbine is a native herbaceous perennial in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. These tubes, or spurs, contain nectar that attracts long tongued insects and hummingbirds especially adapted for reaching the sweet

A spot with morning sun and afternoon shade is best

The leaves of Ginger Wine Ninebarks are the main attraction

giving the appearance of a ring of fire around each flower’s characteristic dark eye

This perennial vegetable (Zones 3-9) is disease-resistant to rust

this plant reaches 3-20 ft

Mosaic mirrored circles

beautiful appearance

It is especially nice as a border plant and works well in hanging baskets

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This fall-blooming species is an excellent choice for naturalizing under deciduous trees and shrubs

especially during hot and dry periods

But be warned: the aggressive growth of sweet autumn clematis means it's considered invasive in many eastern parts of the United States