Columbine Yellow Spotlight Seed
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Columbine Yellow Spotlight Seed

Aquilegea chrysantha

Item #1221

Perennial. Also known as desert columbine and golden columbine, looks fantastic when massed together. Though petite and delicate, its flowers are very showy with their long spurs and fernlike foliage. Fragrant flowers bloom for six weeks, will rebloom if deadheaded immediately after flowering, and reseed readily. Blossoms are built for hummingbird access! Gorgeous cut flower. Heat tolerant and mildew resistant. Native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Deer resistant.



Perennial

Full Sun

2' – 3' tall

Days to Emerge:
21 – 25 days

Seed Depth:
Surface

Seed Spacing:
A group of
10 seeds
every 1' – 2'

Thinning:
When 2" - 3" tall, thin to 1
every 1' – 2'

When to sow outside: 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost and/or 6 to 8 weeks before average first frost.

When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 10 to 12 weeks before average last frost.

Special germination instructions: Seeds sprout better after stratification, a moist/cold treatment. (More information inside packet.)

Artist: Carolyn Crawford



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