| Description | Pink Lanterns Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is a pink and compact version of the orange/red flowering Canadian Columbine. |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full, partial shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | nodding pink, has short spurs, straw colored inner petals |
| Leaves | leaves are: ternate, deeply divided into three lobes forms a basal rosette |
| Dimensions | 12 inches, upright grower |
| Maintenance | As the foliage gets shabby and leaf minors invade the leaves, cut back the plant. It will respond with fresh foliage and few flowers in the fall. Leaf minors won't kill the plant they just create yellow streaks in the leaves. Can reseed in the garden. |
| Propagation | seeds, germination increased with stratification, germinates irregularly over an extended period of time |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered by The Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston, Kansas (USA) and introduced by Jelitto in 2007 |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Pink Lanterns Canadian Columbine |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #55-The Garden Book of Wisconsin (Melinda Meyers), Jelitto Seed Company web site, #176-Aquilegia (Robert Nord) |
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