(Hinckley's Golden Columbine)

The hinckleyana variety of golden columbine is indigenous to the Big Bend area of Texas. In the spring, fragrant and showy cup-like lemon yellow flowers with long, curving spurs are produced in mass. If deadheaded, it will rebloom throughout the summer. Its ferny bluish-green mound of foliage will stay attractve all season if kept evenly moist in well-drained soils and shaded from the hot sun. Golden columbine reseeds freely and will cross-pollinate with other columbines, so variations in flowers...

(Hinckley's Golden Columbine, Texas Gold Columbine)

The hinckleyana variety of golden columbine is indigenous to the Big Bend area of Texas. In the spring, 'Texas Gold' comes alive with fragrant and showy cup-like golden yellow flowers with long, curving spurs. If deadheaded, it will rebloom throughout the summer. Its ferny bright green mound of foliage will stay attractive all season if kept evenly moist in well-drained soils and shaded from the hot sun. Golden columbine reseeds freely and will cross-pollinate with other columbines, so variations...

(Arizona Columbine, Desert Columbine, Eagle's Claw)

The easy to grow Arizona columbine is an airy, herbaceous perennial native to the lower southwestern United States. In its native habitat it's found in rocky outcroppings in the higher mountain elevations, so it's drought tolerant and ideal for woodland-rockery gardens. It has an open habit and elegant look when in bloom.

From late spring to early autumn, its tall branched stems bear dainty, nodding, orange-yellow flowers with prominent spurred nectaries. These are subtended by delicate, ferny,...

(Western Red Columbine)

Western red columbine is a natural wildflower for forested landscapes in the west. This species is found in the mountains from Colorado to Utah and southward into Arizona and New Mexico. It is a moderately hardy herbaceous perennial that has yet to become common in cultivation. Overall, this columbine is similar to its eastern cousin, Aquilegia canadensis, but the plant and flowers are smaller, the nodding blooms arguably more elegant, and the floral spurs more dominant.

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(Fan Columbine)

The pretty fan columbine is a small clump-forming alpine that’s well adapted to partial sun. It is a Japanese native that forms an attractive small mound of blue-green foliage. The delicate leaves are three-parted with scalloped edges. Despite its small size it offers a nice floral show. Many short-stemmed blooms rise from the center of the clump in late spring. The nodding, broad-petaled flowers look like butterflies in flight and are commonly have violet-blue outer petals and white inner petals....

(Blue Angel Fan Columbine, Fan Columbine)

The delicate flowers of ‘Blue Angel’ are violet-blue with ivory centers and larger than those of standard fan columbine. The mound-forming plants are also more vigorous.

Fan columbine is a small clump-forming alpine that’s well adapted to partial sun. It is a Japanese native that forms an attractive small mound of blue-green foliage. The delicate leaves are three-parted with scalloped edges. Despite its small size ‘Blue Angel’ offers a big floral show. Many short-stemmed blooms rise from the...

(Cameo Blue and White Fan Columbine, Dwarf Fan Columbine)

Large beautiful flowers cover this long-blooming dwarf fan columbine in spring. It is a small but vigorous perennial that adds cool color to the garden.

Fan columbine is a small clump-forming alpine that’s well adapted to partial sun. It is a Japanese native that forms an attractive small mound of blue-green foliage. The delicate leaves are three-parted with scalloped edges. Despite its small size it offers a big floral show, especially cultivars in the Cameo Series.

Many large short-stemmed...

(Cameo Blush Fan Columbine, Dwarf Fan Columbine)

The large soft pink and white flowers of 'Cameo Blush' cover this dwarf fan columbine in spring. It is a small but vigorous perennial that's long-blooming.

Fan columbine is a small clump-forming alpine that’s well adapted to partial sun. It is a Japanese native that forms an attractive small mound of blue-green foliage. The delicate leaves are three-parted with scalloped edges. Despite its small size it offers a big floral show, especially cultivars in the Cameo Series.

Many large short-stemmed...

(Cameo Mix Columbine, Dwarf Fan Columbine)

The large beautiful flowers of the long-blooming 'Cameo Mix' cover this dwarf fan columbine in spring. It is a small but vigorous perennial that's an improvement on the species.

Fan columbine is a small clump-forming alpine that’s well adapted to partial sun. It is a Japanese native that forms an attractive small mound of silver-green foliage. The delicate leaves are three-parted with scalloped edges. Despite its small size it offers a big floral show, especially cultivars in the Cameo Series....