Aquilegia Earlybird Red Yellow Columbine Seeds - Columbine, 25 seeds

Quantity: 25 Seeds / pack

Aquilegia Earlybird Red Yellow is a first-year-flowering columbine with bold, nodding red bell-shaped blooms set off by buttery yellow centers and long, graceful spurs. The Earlybird series is bred for a controlled, well-mounded habit with relatively short stems, making tidy 9–11-inch plants for borders, rock gardens, and part-shade beds. Flowers are excellent for cutting.

Why choose our seeds?

• Red flowers with pale yellow centers — a striking two-tone combination
• Early, extended flowering window in the Earlybird series, often in the first year from an early sowing
• Compact, mounded 9–11-inch habit that suits containers and border fronts

How to grow Aquilegia Earlybird Red Yellow Columbine seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost.
• Outdoors: Sow directly in spring after the last frost, or in late fall for natural winter chilling.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Surface-sow or press seeds lightly into the soil — light aids germination, so do not bury them deeply.
• Columbine seed benefits from 3–4 weeks of cold, moist chilling before sowing (in the refrigerator, in a damp bag), which improves germination.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright light; do not exclude light from the sowing surface.
• Temperature: 65–70°F (18–21°C) for germination.
• Humidity: Keep the surface evenly moist until seedlings emerge.

Germination

• Germination usually takes 21–30 days, and can be slow or uneven — be patient.
• Grow seedlings on in bright, cool conditions and plant out after frost.

Transplanting

• Set out after the last frost when seedlings have several true leaves.
• Space plants 10–12 inches apart.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun to partial shade; part shade is preferred in hot climates.
• Water: Keep soil evenly moist, especially while plants establish.
• Fertilizer: Light feeding in spring is enough; columbines are not heavy feeders.
• Deadhead spent flowers to extend bloom, or leave a few to self-sow.

Bloom Time:

Mid-spring to early summer.