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Aquilegia chrysantha

Common name(s): Golden Columbine
Family name: Ranunculaceae
Common family name: Buttercup Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 3
Perennation: perennial
Light level: partial sun, partial shade
Flower color: yellow
Plant height: 2 feet 8 inches - 3 feet
Plant spread: 12 inches - 2 feet 8 inches
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form:
Leaf color: green
Range: S. United States (Mexico to Arizona, Utah, Colorado)
Habit: herbaceous
Special characteristics: Attracts Hummingbirds, Rabbit Resistant

This columbine has vigorous tall stems and large bright yellow flowers with long curved spurs that are slightly paler in color. The leaves are a bright green color and somewhat ferny in appearance.

Zones 3 - 10

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