Other shade-tolerant plants, such as hostas, ferns, pigsqueak (Bergenia), bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) and wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) will grow in dry shade if you keep the ...

Eastern red columbine prefers some shade but can grow in full sun as long as the roots stay cool and moist. Although columbine is a short-lived plant, lasting only 2 to 4 years, it can self-sow ...

Columbines belong to the genus Aquilegia, which contains around 65 different species. One of the most popular columbines to grow is the native wild/Canadian/eastern red columbine, A. canadensis.

I first saw wild columbine growing in north eastern Utah outside of Vernal over 15 years ago. ... Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, is in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.