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Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Nectar for the Yellow-banded Bumble Bee

A once-common bumble bee in decline. Beebalm and columbine are among its favourites.

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Red Columbine

⚠ Supports a species at risk

Where it grows

Open woodlands, forest edges, and railway corridors.

Other plants the Yellow-banded Bumble Bee needs

Scarlet Beebalm Purple Giant-Hyssop Bloodroot

Growing Red Columbine

Type: Wildflower
Bloom: May–June
Flowers: Red & yellow
Light: Full shade
Soil: Dry, Moist
Mature size: 30–100 cm

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