Here is an easy way to get serious “wow factor” in late spring…all the way through early summer. One of the best cultivated varieties available, Sunshine Columbine (Aquilegia x caerulea ‘Sunshine’) features unique double yellow blooms with a butter yellow bi-color and long spurs.

They’ll do well in full sun or partial shade. Best of all, these fantastic flowers continue to bloom for nearly six weeks in most years!

You’ll love them and your guests will be amazed. Local hummingbirds and butterflies can’t get enough of their early-season nectar that are in the distinctive spurs.

Columbines are wildflowers that “self-seed”. Trust us, this is a good thing!

You’ll be excited to see where Mother Nature decides to plant new Sunshine Columbine. Transplant any tiny seedlings to expand your planting, if you’d like.

These highly ornamental blossoms are so beautiful. Grow plenty of them to enjoy in your border, and to use as cut flowers.

Each bloom will last a few weeks in a vase. Try featuring individual blooms in tiny bud vases, placed in small groupings on your bedside table.

They make fabulous nosegays to celebrate May Day. Little children get so excited by these miraculous yellow “Fairy Flowers”.

The golden blooms are raised high above the dark green foliage on tall, slender flower stems. They’ll catch every breeze in a showy, springtime dance.

Feed your soul! Add the exquisite blooms of Sunshine Columbine this season. You’ll love the high quality coming from our perennial plant experts at Nature Hills.

How to Use Sunshine Columbine in the Landscape

Include these pretty plants in hard-working Cutting Gardens. They start blooming as the first of the Daffodils finish, and bloom around the same time as Peonies and Iris.

Plant them in prominent places near the edge of your borders. You and your garden visitors will want to study them.

Have fun with these playful, ephemeral wildflowers. Let them play hide and seek with boulders and garden sculpture.

Try them in a bold yellow-toned garden to welcome the new season. Underplant a showy Forsythia shrub with Daffodil bulbs and Sunshine Columbine.

Continue that life-affirming, yellow color scheme with golden summer blooms of Coreopsis and native Black-Eyed Susan. You’ll feel great about supporting local pollinators with spirited Goldenrod and creeping Angelina Sedum at the edge.

Mass several of them in dappled shade along your winding woodland paths. But…these plants do need a sturdy partner whose foliage will grow tall to cover starting in mid-summer.

These spring-bloomers steal the show in the early season. Use large-leaf Hosta as a partner, or plant them near Japanese Anemone to pass the baton to a late-blooming perennial.

Cottage Gardens need a wild mix of Sunshine Columbine, Little Lanterns Columbine and Winky Purple & White Columbine. Make the most of their welcome drama and showy form.

Create your own garden vision with help from the extensive perennial catalog on our website. Mix and match for a very personal experience in your space. Enjoy!

#ProPlantTips for Care

Durable Sunshine Columbine requires at least four hours of sunlight a day. They are happy in full sun, but do need a consistent amount of water.

Columbine needs rich, well-drained soil. Elevate your planting in a raised bed, if your planting site stays wet after rain.

They’ll really appreciate the beneficial ingredients in Nature Hills Root Booster. Give them support over the life of the plant by helping their tiny rootlets access water and micronutrients.

Place mulch over the root system, then pull it back from directly touching the crown and stems. Apply supplemental water on a regular basis.

Once the leaves start fading in late summer, trim back the foliage. Let them reseed hither, thither and yon…you’ll be thrilled to have more of these gorgeous blooms!

Gift yourself a springtime accent plant with the astonishing good looks of Sunshine Columbine. Order today!