| Description | Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha) is an easy to grow Columbine with large yellow flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ack-wi-LEE-gee-a) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to rich |
| Flowers | 2-3", deep yellow sepals and lighter petals with long spurs |
| Leaves | ternate, leaflets downy on their undersides. |
| Dimensions | Depending on the growing site it can reach 2.5-3.5 feet tall. Freely branching and seldom needs to be staked. |
| 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 will appear in the fall. Leaf minors won't kill the plant they just create yellow streaks in the leaves. This Columbine will jump around the garden. |
| Propagation | Easy from fresh seed. Old seed can develope a dormancy. |
| Misc Facts | The word Aquilegia stands for eagle in Latin. The flower is a symbol for folly. Maybe because it resembles a jesters hat. New Mexico and Texas |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #55-The Garden Book for Wisconsin (Melinda Myers), #176-Aquilegia (Robert Nord) |
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