Remove spent flowers during growing season to prolong bloom. Dormant in summer without water. Prefers moist but well drained soil, to avoid rotting crowns. Allow to reseed, as this is a short lived perennial. Propagation: Seed.
Comments
Blooms February-July. Valued for its shade tolerance, fern-like foliage, and beautiful red with yellow center flowers. Short-lived perennial. Attracts hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, and hawk moths. Seeds consumed by finches and buntings. Larval Host: Columbine Duskywing.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Aquilegia australis, Aquilegia canadensis var. australis, Aquilegia canadensis var. coccinea, Aquilegia canadensis var. eminens, Aquilegia canadensis var. hybrida, Aquilegia canadensis var. latiuscula, Aquilegia coccinea, Aquilegia latiuscula, Aquilegia phoenicantha
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AQCA. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Aquilegia+canadensis&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=20635&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 179. 6) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=18730#null, 8) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.