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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Clematis-Flowered Columbine
  • Columbine

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Location: Blenheim New Zealand
Date: 2022-10-14

photo by ghislain118
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-11
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-20
Second year plant; first blooms
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-20
Second year plant; first blooms
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chelle On February 2, 2015 Seeds sown
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