Suncrest 1Gal Aquilegia formosa nana

Common Name:
Columbine Plant Type:
Deciduous perennial Family:
Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family) Geographic Origin:
Hybrid origin California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
To 8 inches high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
rock gardens
Flowering Season:
Spring and summer

Flower Color:
Red Exposure:
Sun or light shade Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Regular to moderate watering Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

This plant is probably misnamed and most likely an Asian species, though certainly one of the best of the columbines. It was a gift many years ago from Peter Sugawara, one of the great nurserymen of California. It is a tiny plant, usually 8 inches or less in height, with much smaller leaves than typical A. formosa, heavily tinged with purple. Small, dark red and yellow blossoms are carried many to a branched 6-8 inch stem in spring.