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oil shale columbine
Aquilegia barnebyi
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 8.0 in. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, Red Shades, Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is native to the west slope of Colorado. It does best on moist shale or limestone substrate.