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Aquilegia formosa - Flower closeup
Aquilegia formosa
Western columbine
More About Aquilegia formosa
- California native.
- Attracts hummingbids.
Aquilegia formosa Characteristics
Attributes
- Low Maintenance
- Clay tolerant
- Cold Tolerant
- Pet Friendly
- California native
- Drought Tolerant
Foliage color
- Green
Growth habit (plant shape)
- Upright
Exposure
- Full sun - Coast
- Light or dappled shade
- Morning sun
Season of interest (flowering)
- Spring
Your soil type
- Dry Soil
Critter resistance
- Deer resistant
Wildlife appeal
- Attracts hummingbirds
Plants that work well with Aquilegia formosa ''
California fescue
(Festuca californica)
California gray rush
(Juncus patens)
Douglas' iris
(Iris douglasiana)
Fringe cups
(Tellima grandiflora)
Snowberry
(Symphoricarpus albus)
Twinberry
(Lonicera involucrata)
Sticky monkey flower
(Mimulus aurantiacus)
Island alum root
(Heuchera maxima)
Western sword fern
(Polystichum munitum)
Yerba buena
(Satureja douglasii)
White flowering currant
(Ribes indecorum)
Hummingbird sage, Pitcher sage
(Salvia spathacea)