Golden Columbine, Aquilegia chrysantha. in Tell us your Favorite Shade Plants

By dave
January 20, 2016

We're putting together a list of the ATP members' favorite shade plants! Come on in and read how to nominate your favorites! We will later publish a final article on the top picks.

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HemNorth

Mar 14, 2016 10:11 PM CST

Name: Nora
Castlegar, B. C. Canada (Zone 5b)

Columbines are such an interesting type of plant. They come in so many shapes, sizes and colours. They had been growing on the property we bought for such a long time, and there were so many crossings and mixtures of shades, that I was always taking pictures.
They totally transformed the shady dells with their flaring shapes. When my son teaches me how to get my Picasa photos out of this computer,

I would love to share some of these Columbines that nature has created.

Thanks Josephine for starting this Thread.

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LindaTX8

Mar 14, 2016 10:27 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

I had one of those that came up from seed which somehow got into a vacant large pot. It seemed very happy in the pot, so I've kept it there. I only have the golden ones...the one in the pot will soon bloom...pampered plant!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

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mcash70

Mar 14, 2016 10:45 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Hi Nora, welcome to ATP! My husband and I lived in New Denver for 3 years so I got to know Castlegar quite well, beautiful area.

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frostweed

Mar 15, 2016 6:53 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

Thank you Nora, I am glad that the Columbines are rewarding you with their beauty, they are such gorgeous plants. Mine are starting to bloom here already, the reds the yellows and the special crosses.

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

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