Aquilegia Canadensis
Aquilegia Canadensis is native to Missouri, Quebec to Manitoba south to Texas and Florida. Specific epithet means of Canada or also of north-eastern America. Aquilegia Canadensis is spring wildflower found in rocky woods, slopes, ledges, cliffs.
The flowers are like dropping the bell. The color of the flower is red, pink, green, and yellow. The soft pastel color brings light to the semi-shade garden and combines beautifully with other early and mid-spring plant. The plant grows easily in full sun to part shade. Keep soils uniformly moist after bloom to prevent the foliage from dying back. If foliage deteriorates, cut plants to the ground. Fresh new foliage will emerge and look good all season. Collect dried seed pods and sow them where you want more plants or simply let the plants self-sow.
It is a flowering growing to 2.5-3 feet tall with thinly hairy stems branched. The leaves of the plant each leaf has three groups of three leaflets. The flowers are only in the summer season. It is easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. A wide range of soil tolerance as long as drainage is good. The plant prefers rich, moist soils in light to moderate shade. This species has very good resistance to leaf miner which often causes severe damage to the foliage of many other columbine species and hybrids.
The flowers quite attract butterflies, bumblebees, and hummingbirds. The Flowers for an extended period beginning in early spring Thrives in sun or shade; will self sow and naturalize Buntings and finches relish the seed. Aquilegia Canadensis is used in herbal remedies for ailments such as a headache, sore throat, fever, a rash caused by poison ivy, stomatitis, kidney, and urinary problem and heart problem. Native American men also rubbed crushed seeds on their hands as a love charm.
Freely self-seeds and will naturalize to form large colonies in optimum growing conditions. Remove flowering stems after bloom to encourage additional bloom. Keep soils uniformly moist after bloom to prolong attractive foliage appearance. When foliage depreciates, plants may be cut to the ground.
