Aquilegia canadensis Woodlanders Introduction Carya ovata

Carya ovata

and earns a place as one of the best heat-tolerant flowering shrubs for the warm garden

all parts are poisonous

or a collector's grouping of useful plants

In the cool hush of shaded woods

Aquilegia canadensis Woodlanders Introduction Carya ovataFew spring sights stir the woodland gardener like wild columbine in bloom. Aquilegia canadensis hangs nodding red and yellow bells, spurred and lantern like, over lacy blue green foliage, catching the low light of April along forest edges, rocky outcrops, and Appalachian coves where the plant has grown for ages. The eastern red columbine, or simply wild columbine, is among the most beloved of native spring wildflowers. The spurred flowers are a small