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Songbird: Blue Bird

Aquilegia hybrid

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Overview

Aquilegia 'Blue Bird' offers charming sky-blue and white spurred blooms. This perennial stands at 24 to 30 inches tall, with a 12 to 18-inch spread. It thrives in USDA zones 3-8, preferring partial shade but tolerates full sun in cooler climates. With moderate water needs, Blue Bird Columbine's fern-like foliage and spring-to-early-summer flowers provide an enchanting touch to woodland gardens and mixed borders. Deer resistant, it attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.

Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–10Type PerennialClimate Temperate
Songbird: Blue Bird (Aquilegia hybrid) — Aquilegia 'Blue Bird' offers charming sky-blue and white spurred blooms
Songbird: Blue Bird (Aquilegia hybrid) — It thrives in USDA zones 3-8, preferring partial shade but tolerates full sun in cooler climatesSongbird: Blue Bird (Aquilegia hybrid) — This perennial stands at 24 to 30 inches tall, with a 12 to 18-inch spread

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Ranunculaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Songbird: Blue Bird (Aquilegia hybrid) — Aquilegia 'Blue Bird' offers charming sky-blue and white spurred blooms
Songbird: Blue Bird (Aquilegia hybrid) — It thrives in USDA zones 3-8, preferring partial shade but tolerates full sun in cooler climates
Songbird: Blue Bird (Aquilegia hybrid) — This perennial stands at 24 to 30 inches tall, with a 12 to 18-inch spread

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners

Photograph: jacilluch, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

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