Botanical Name: Aquilegia chrysantha
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Common Name: Golden Spur Columbine  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Jacobs/MSN
  • Description

  • Notes

Native to the canyons of the Southwest, this is one of the most widely adapted of all columbines. A vigorous grower, it combines excellent heat tolerance and mildew resistance with a long display of fragrant yellow flowers in late spring. Flowers are a cheery, bright yellow and bloom in late spring, though they will rebloom if deadheaded. Foliage is blue-green and deeply lobed. With flowers, plants stand at about 30 to 36 inches tall and 18 inches wide.