Dee's Gardens
Common Name
Columbine
Botanical Name
Aquilegia 'Cardinal' Songbird Series
Zones
3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Light
Requirements
Full Sun, Part Shade
Water Needs
Average  and consistent
Soil
Loose Avg to rich soil that is well drained
Height
24-28"
Spread
18-24"
Critter Resistance
Rabbit
Other
 Does not like heavy soils.  Grown in light
shade will prolong the flowering time.  Mature
plants do not like to be disturbed.
 
 
 
 
A.'Cardinal' was honored with the "Award of Garden Merit" by
the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003.  This selection is a
member of the Songbird Series, sporting exquisite, 3" long
spurred, dramatic red and white bicolor blossoms.
Columbine - Aquilegia 'Cardinal'