General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 5ft
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Denver Gold®
Cultivar name: 'Denver Gold'
Common names
  • Golden Columbine
  • Columbine

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Location: Tennessee
Date: April 13th, 2023
Seeds purchased from Select Seeds and germinated about a month ag
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Uploaded by pinkiris
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2014-07-04
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-02-21
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-13

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by pinkiris
Comments:
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Dec 15, 2011 10:57 AM concerning plant:
    Mine grew to be about 5' tall. I'm not sure if that's a norm. This is in a partial-shade area getting only morning/noon sun, no afternoon sun. Pretty xeric. Columbines are the state flower for Colorado.
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On January 5, 2019 Seeds sown
WS eight (8x5) 2.25" pots, seeds from 2018G.
MrsBinWY On November 25, 2017 Seeds sown
Experiment: Eight (8) 2.25" pots in garden hoop, seeds from 2016G. All went to 5-12-18 Plant Sale as starter plants.
girthworm On March 1, 2023 Seeds germinated
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