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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Partial to Full Shade
Danger: Seed is poisonous if ingested Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Red-Orange Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Sep 28, 2005, Scorpioangel from Gold Hill, OR (Zone 7a) wrote:
This is a native to this area. I collected seeds from the wild yard of my mom, sowed them outdoors in the fall and had babies coming up in the spring. That was 10 years ago and they still are here. They freely self sow if not dead-headed.
On Mar 29, 2005, youreit from Knights Landing, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
Since this plant is native Alaska to N. California, Montana, Utah, I just planted it, and let nature do the rest. It's now blooming for the first time, and it's flowers are, indeed, small. Very pretty, though, and one of the easiest plants to grow in my yard. I'm going to follow Sunset's advice and allow it to set seeds so the birds can enjoy some of them. I hope the rest of them will self sow and spread out, too.
On May 23, 2003, dmongerson from Salmon Arm
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I have had good germination and am just starting with them. I'm wondering how moist I should keep them in the garden. Here in the wild(British Columbia interior) they seem to like it pretty wet.
On Aug 7, 2002, Weezingreens from Seward, AK (Zone 3b) wrote:
Aquilegia formosa grows in Alaska along roadsides and in woodland clearings. It adapts very well to the garden and self-sows readily. The flowers are rather small, but the colors are brilliant and showy. Lately I have noticed some larger blooms on plants that seem to have crossed with my domestics.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Anchorage, Alaska Alameda, California Knights Landing, California Roseville, California Sacramento, California Prince Frederick, Maryland Sparks, Nevada Gold Hill, Oregon Klamath Falls, Oregon Salem, Oregon Bremerton, Washington
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