Earlybird™

Aquilegia hybrid 'Earlybird Blue White'

Columbine


Aquilegia caerulea Earlybird™ 'Blue White' - Columbine from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Large, light blue and white flowers
  • Compact Short stems
  • Blooms spring
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Mass Planting
Mass Planting

Delicate foliage with nodding flowers.  Flowers come in many variations of blue, red, pink, yellow and white.  Flowers are present from late spring-early summer.  An old time favorite in garden beds or woodlands.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Grows easily in well drained, average to rich soil.  Grow in full to part sun.  Light shade wil prolong flowering time.  Columbine prefers not to be divided but can self seed.


Height: 10-12 in
Spread: 8-10 in
Spacing: 10-12 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Blue, White
Zone: 3-9
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Mass Planting
  • Container
  • Naturalizing
  • Great Foliage
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Garden
  • Border or Bed
  • Low Maintenance

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Aquilegia

Common Name: Columbine

Delicate foliage with nodding flowers.  Flowers come in many variations of blue, red, pink, yellow and white.  Flowers are present from late spring-early summer.  An old time favorite in garden beds or woodlands.