Availability Alert! Vernalized Spring Aquilegia
Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Mar 6th 2026
Our currently available Aquilegia are offered as vernalized plugs, ready for planting, so growers can move straight into production.
Modern breeding means these improved series require less vernalization than traditional columbines while staying highly programmable and dependable.
Despite their dainty, nodding blooms and intricate spurs, Aquilegia are impressively tough perennials—reliable in production and eye-catching at retail. Easy to grow, efficient to finish, and right on schedule with minimal fuss.
Let’s take a closer look at our Aquilegia series ready to go to work on your benches.
Aquilegia xhybrida Earlybird™ Series
Newer breeding supports programmable flowering with vibrant colors and interesting, eye-catching combinations. Cute, compact plants in neat mounds grow in full sun to part shade. Excellent retail containers.
Mature height: 9-11"
Hardy for Zones 3-9
Aquilegia caerulea Kirigami™ Series
This innovative series is bred to flower uniformly across varieties for easy cropping. Lovely in the sunny to partly shaded landscape. Two-tone blooms make beautiful cut flowers with a long vase life.
Mature height: 14-24"
Hardy for Zones 5-9
A mix of blue, pink, red, white and yellow flowers. Bred for compact habit, great pot performance, long bloom time and large, upward facing flowers.
Requires less vernalization than other columbines.
Zones 3-8
Mature height 14-16"
A sweet blend of big, early flowering blue, pink, red, yellow, white and bi-color blooms.
Zones 3-8
Mature height 24"
Crush the spring rush with energy-efficient, vernalized Aquilegia. It comes in fast-finishing 72-cell liners from your friends at Emerald Coast Growers – the easy choice!