Common names:
European Columbine
European Crowfoot
Granny's Bonnet
Columbine

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4b
Flowers: Blooms on new wood
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Spring
Uses: Salad greens
Good as a cover crop
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Stratify seeds
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Wasps
Containers: Prefers to be under-potted

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