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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

Flights of Fancy in the Backyard Zoo! Don’t look now, but critters have taken root in your garden. Relax, they’re friendly – and they’re animals in name only. Let’s meet one... heck, make it two – in one plant!Aquilegia: Bird of prey, or bird of peace? The genus name comes from the Latin for eagle (aquila), because the long petal spurs reminded Linnaeus of an eagle’s talons. But the common name, columbine, is from the Latin for dove (columba), because someone else thought the flower resembl