aquilegia canadensis

The leaves of the American columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, are turning red with the cooler weather.

In the eastern woodlands and along some rough pasture lands, pockets of another natural columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, can be found.

The larvae feed on Aquilegia canadensis.

To use more native wild flowers, don't forget the sweet Aquilegia canadensis with its dainty drooping flowers.

Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis).

The species that grow with Arabidopsis lyrata are Senecio obovatus, Viburnum rafinesquianum, Saxifraga virginiensis, Asplenium platyneuron, Campanula rotundifolia, Carya species, Woodsia ilvensis, and Aquilegia canadensis.

If you are willing to exchange the wide color range possible with hybrids for the yellow-rim reddish flowers of our elegant, native Aquilegia canadensis, you will find that they are much less susceptible to leaf miners while being every bit as beautiful.

It has been found in deciduous forest habitat such as Quercus muhlenbergii, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Cenchrus occidentalis, Viburnum prunifolium, Quercus rubra, Hydrangea arborescens, Aquilegia canadensis, Thalictrum dioicum, Carex eburnea, Impatiens pallida, and Phlox divaricata.