Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'

'Little Lanterns' Columbine

'Little Lanterns' is a compact columbine that only grows 10" tall. Deep red and yellow nodding flowers top blue-green foliage for many weeks in spring. This is a good choice for shade gardens, woodland gardens, rock gardens and naturalized areas.

Benefits:

• Attracts butterflies, bumblebees and hummingbirds


• One of the earliest wildflowers to bloom; 8 + weeks of bloom


• Thrives in sun or shade; will self sow and naturalize


• Deer resistant


• Resists leaf miner

Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips

Grows easily in full sun to part shade. Tolerates a wide range of soils except heavy, poorly drained ones. Will grow in rocky, dry soil in shaded areas and on slopes.

Remove old flowering stems to encourage additional bloom.

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.

Height 8-10 Inches

Spread 8-12 Inches

Native Range Ledges, woods, and cliffs; Quebec to Manitoba south to Texas and Florida. Distribution Maps by State and County

Native Trivia Nectar is an easily digested sugar that provides energy for creatures with high metabolism rates. Did you know the heart rate of a hummingbird is 1,260 beats per minute?

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

"This is one of the first flowers to provide spring nectar for nectar-loving creatures like us butterflies."

Good Companions (Eurybia divaricata) Woodland Aster (Aster divaricatus), Red-stemmed Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina), Geranium 'Espresso' (Cranesbill) (Geranium maculatum), 'Dale's Strain' Coral Bells (Heuchera americana), Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata), Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea), 'London Grove Blue' Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata), 'Stairway to Heaven' Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans), Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum), Christmas Fern (Polystichum aristochroides), 'Running Tapestry' Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Characteristics & Attributes

Plan Sub Group • Low Perennials	Exposure • Sun • Filtered Shade	Soil Moisture Preference • Average	Attracts Wildlife • Butterflies • Beneficial insects • Hummingbirds
Bloom Time • Early Spring • Late Spring / Early Summer	Habitat Collection • Butterfly • Dry Shade	Native Habitat • Forest	Foliage Color • Green
Uses • Drought tolerant