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  • Aquilegia flavescens (yellow columbine)
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yellow columbine

Aquilegia flavescens

Aquilegia flavescens

Yellow columbine is a North American native wildflower found in mountain meadows, open woods, and the stony slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Utah north to British Columbia and Alberta. The pink-tinged yellow flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators.

Despite its preference for stony slopes, it is easy to grow in the garden, tolerating moist to dry soil in full sun to part shade. Best used in natural landscape or other low maintenance plantings. Self-sows moderately. Deer and rabbit resistant.

WARNING: mildly poisonous to livestock. Contact with sap may irritate the skin.

Zones: 3 to 8
Family: Ranunculaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 18 to 30 in.
Spread: 9 to 12 in.
Exposure: Full sun, part-shade
Soil Conditions: average
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Color: Yellow, Often Soft Pink Tinged Petals
Native Range: the Rocky Mountains from Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, and Washington north to British Columbia and Alberta

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  • Aquilegia flavescens (yellow columbine)

  • Special Characteristics:

    • Deer-resistant
    • Clay tolerant
    • Pollinator favorite
    • Short-lived

  • Image Credits:

    James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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