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Columbine, Blue Star Seeds
Aquilegia caerulea
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Columbine Blue Star Seeds produce distinctive, star-shaped blue and white flowers that bring an easygoing woodland look to garden beds, borders, and naturalized areas.
The delicate, nodding blooms rise above attractive, finely divided foliage, adding colour and texture to the garden.
A perennial favourite, Columbine is well suited to cottage gardens, woodland gardens, mixed perennial beds, and partially shaded spaces. Long-stemmed, pastel blue and white flowers with attractive mounds of airy, fern-like foliage add a touch of elegance to any garden. Perfect for beds, borders, rock gardens, and as cut flowers!
The unique flowers also help attract pollinators, bringing extra activity to the garden during the blooming season.
Columbine performs best in well-drained soil and can grow in full sun to partial shade, with some afternoon shade appreciated in warmer locations. Its graceful growth habit pairs naturally with other spring and early-season perennials. Whether tucked along a garden path or planted among other woodland favourites, Blue Star Columbine adds dependable perennial beauty without looking overly formal.
- SKU: 143526
- Common Name: Columbine | Granny's Bonnet
- Botanical Name: Aquilegia caerulea
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Partial Shade
Days to
Germination:
30 - 50 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Growing Height:
60-75 cm (24-30 in)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Flower
- Plant Lifecycle: Perennial (returns every year)
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated
- Fill Weight (grams): 100 mg
- Approximate Seed Count: 50-60
- Characteristics: Low maintenance | Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds | Cutting flower
- Planting Method: Start Indoors
- Colour: Blue | White
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Hardiness Zone(s): 4 - 9
- Harvest/Bloom Season: May to June
- Landscape Use: Border / Edge Planting
- Growth Habit: Clump forming
- Resistance: Deer | Rabbit
- Tolerance: Drought once established
Instructions
Start Columbine seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting into their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant spacing directions below. Pick a location sheltered from the wind and receives at least 6 hours of sun per day. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist, but not soggy while they establish themselves in their new environment.
- Planting Depth: 6 mm (1/4in.)
- Seed Spacing: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
- Plant Spacing: 25 cm (10 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Columbine plants arent too particular about soil as long it fts well-draining and not too dry.
- Regularly removing spent flowers, known as deadheading will promote continuous blooming and encourage the growth of fresh buds. This practice can extend the flowering period as long as 6 weeks into midsummer.
- Harvest flowers for indoor arrangements when they are half open.
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Overall rating: 4.3846154 / 5 from 13 reviews.
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Shipped fast, packaged well.
"Shipped fast, packaged well."
Columbine
"Seed germinated quick and a high level"
Columbine Blue
"I really like this flower & chose this flower for it's beautiful colour & long flowering blossoms."
Blue Beauties!
"Love love these flowers they really stood out in my garden last summer"
seeds
"wll plant in sept and wait for spring"
Lots of blooms from an old packet
"I forgot to plant a packet of seeds dated 2022, so I dumped the entire packet mid May 2024 in a raised bed containing just top soil and hoped for the best. It's now the end of June and there's a two square foot patch and the first blooms came out today. From a 2 year old packet. Definitely recommend"
Total fail
"0% Germination"
Flowers
"Healthy looking and 100% germanation."
Pretty blue
"Very successful germination. Very pretty blue colour"
