Columbine Seeds

Columbine's spurred, nodding blooms show up in late spring, filling the gap between bulbs and summer perennials. McKana Giants Mix is the familiar long-spurred strain in yellow, pink, red, and blue bicolors. Barlow Mix has fully double, spurless flowers that look like little pompons. Both are heirlooms and both make good, if short-lived, cut flowers. The seed needs cold, moist chilling for 3 to 4 weeks before it will sprout well. Plants flower in their second year, then reseed politely. Hummingbirds visit them.