Columbine, Golden Spurred

Aquilegia chrysantha

Beautiful perennial brightens up shady corners with cheery blooms!

This low-care, hardy Southwest native perennial easily naturalizes itself in shade or part-sun, throwing out a mass of bright yellow flowers on whimsical stems in late spring. Excellent for meadows, or alone under trees for showy spring impact! Open-pollinated.

Seeds grown by Wasatch Community Garden in Salt Lake City, Utah and the Ocho in Buhl, Idaho.

400 seeds.

Special Overstock Opportunity! We have a batch of Golden Spurred Columbine seed that is germinating below standard. This seed was grown and saved with love by a farmer in Utah. These flowers will be a stellar performer in your shade garden! Germinating at 39%, it is 11% below standard. You can purchase 1/2 ounce or 1 ounce of this variety at a great deal! We've priced it low because we want to see this seed find its new home in your garden.

Directions: Direct seed in late fall to early spring. Requires 3 to 4 weeks of exposure to cold, moist conditions for germination. Seed requires light to germinate, so cover seeds very lightly with soil and tamp down to ensure good seed to soil contact. To start indoors, remove seeds from the packet and wrap in a moist (but not sopping wet) coffee filter or paper towel, place in a plastic sandwich bag, then place in a clean glass jar. Store the jar with seeds in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 weeks. If you want to broadcast the seed (rather than sowing individually), mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. Put the bag in a clean jar and the place in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 weeks. Then plant the cold-stratified seed. Sow seeds on the surface of the soil and press lightly into the soil. Transplant container-grown plants outside when large enough to handle easily.