PRODUCT INFORMATION

• Columbine Seeds - "McKana Giant Mix"
• Aquilegia hybrida
• McKana Giant Columbine Seeds grow beautiful blooms in radiant hues of red, white, yellow and purple.
• Our McKana Giant Columbine Seed Mix will liven up any garden, meadow or flowerbed; plus, they make a lovely bouquet!
• McKana Giant Columbines stand 2 to 3 feet high and produce buttercup shaped flowers that are 3 to 4 inches across.
• Elite gardeners chose McKana Giants!

FAST FACTS

• Name: Columbine Seeds - McKana Giant Mix
• Botanical Name:      Aquilegia hybrida
• Life Cycle:     Perennial
• Light Requirement:  Full Sun, Partial Sun
• Planting Season:     Spring, Fall
• Plant Type:   North American Native, Clumping Habit, Long Spurred, Giant Two-Toned Star-Like Flowers
• Features:      Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Cut Flower Garden, Extended Bloom Time, Container Garden
• Color: Red, White, Yellow, Purple
• Blooms:        Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
• Days to Maturity:     60-90 Days
• Plant Height: 30 inches
• Plant Spacing:         8-10 inches
• Planting Depth:       1/4 inches
• Sowing Method:      Direct Sow
• Cold Stratification:   Yes
• Hardiness Zones:    3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Ships: Year Round

HOW TO PLANT MCKANA GIANT COLUMBINE FROM SEED

How to Plant McKana Giant Mix Columbine Seeds

WHEN TO PLANT COLUMBINE SEEDS

Plant in the Spring after the threat of frost has passed.

WHERE TO PLANT COLUMBINE SEEDS

Columbines are a highly adaptable flower.

They do well in many climates and sun conditions, but they will bloom best in full sun to light shade.

Plus, columbines are deer resistant, and birds and butterflies love the nectar found in tip of the petal?s thin spur!

HOW TO PLANT COLUMBINE SEEDS

For best results, put columbine seeds in the refrigerator for 24 hours prior to planting.

Another, slightly more intensive way to stratify (a process of breaking seeds? dormancy by subjecting them to moist/cold treatments) your seeds is to first, sow them into a container filled with moist soil.

Next, place the container in a plastic bag and refrigerate or freeze it for 3 weeks.

Finally, remove the seeds, and place them outdoors in a sunny location or under grow lights and allow them to germinate (21 to 28 days).

If sowing outdoors: In the early spring (3 to 4 weeks before the last frost), sow your columbine seeds on top of lightly raked soil.

They do not need to be covered. Your columbine seeds will germinate in around 21 days.

If starting indoors, plant columbine seeds 6 weeks before the average last spring frost.

Columbines are perennials that are hardy to zones 3 to 8 or 9, depending on variety.

HOW TO CARE FOR COLUMBINE

When flowers begin to fade, dead head to allow for fresh blooms. When the season is over, cut down to the ground.