Columbine Flower Seeds Packet
The Columbine (Aquilegia) is a delicate and graceful perennial flower known for its unique, spurred blossoms that resemble a cluster of tiny, dangling bells. The blooms come in a variety of colors, including blue, purple, red, pink, yellow, and white, often with contrasting hues. Their nectar-rich flowers make them a favorite among pollinators, especially hummingbirds and bees. Columbines are prized for their ability to thrive in various garden settings, including woodland gardens, borders, and rock gardens. Columbine is a charming, easy-to-grow perennial that adds elegance to any garden. With its delicate, spurred flowers, ability to attract pollinators, and low-maintenance care, it is a fantastic choice for shady and woodland gardens.
How to Grow Columbine from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Surface sow in spring or autumn. Cold stratification or autumn sowing improves germination.
Care and Harvest
Perennial. Self-seeds and hybridises freely. Attractive to hummingbirds. Distinctive spurred flowers.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
