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'Black Barlow' Columbine (Aquilegia)

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Description

  • Near-black flowers are striking in the spring garden!
  • Attracts pollinators but deters deer and rabbits. Ideal for cut flower arrangements.
  • Easy to grow in moist soils.
  • Zones 3-9, part sun to sun, 18" tall and 18" wide at maturity.
Zone 3-9
Light part sun/sun
short

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Size
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Hand-picked at our greenhouse

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Shipped to your door

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Arrives as young plant

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More Information

Description 'Black Barlow' columbine (or Aquilegia vulgaris) boldly blooms in late spring with deep purple or near-black flowers, contrasting with spring's typically soft hues. Its color isn't the only thing that makes it unique. Fully double and spurless flowers give it a ruffled appearance not often seen in columbines. It's eye-catching in the landscape, which is why we're not surprised that hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy it as much as we do. It's low maintenance but may need to be trimmed in summer after the foliage fades in the heat. Keep it well-watered for the most flowers and healthiest foliage.

With charming spring blooms and delicate gray-green foliage, columbine is ideal for cottage, woodland, and cut flower gardens. It grows best with part sun and moist soils, but is adaptable enough to handle full sun in cooler zones. While it's fairly short-lived, columbine tends to self-seed prolifically and form colonies in the landscape, so you can continue to enjoy it for years to come. Long stems and an even longer vase life (up to 2 weeks!) make it an excellent cut flower. Plant them alongside peonies, irises, hostas, or coral bells for late-spring interest.
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Customer Reviews

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B.B. (Tennessee)
Black Barlow Columbine

Arrived in great condition with roots completely covered with soil within its plastic covering. Happily growing now in the garden. Looking forward to blooms next year.

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L.B. (Kentucky)

Arrived limp, but has started to become better

Hello! It is common for plants to experience slight stress from shipping, as they have not experienced their ideal growing conditions at this time. We recommend placing plants in a cool, shaded spot out of direct sunlight for 24-48 hours after unpacking them. This allows them a recovery and acclimation period before planting. If you must hold them longer, place them out of direct sunlight, wind, heat, and cold, and plant as soon as possible. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to claims@greatgardenplants.com to start the claims process, and we can make sure your plants are on the right track! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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R. (Oregon)
Can't Go Wrong with these Plants

I have purchased several plants from this website and their plants always come carefully packed and fresh. They are also very healthy and beautiful.

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O.L. (Virginia)
Looks beautiful

It’s even blooming

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M.E. (Texas)
Pretty and healthy plant. Nice size columbine.

It did not have blooms on it when I rec'd it but it is blooming now. It's definitely a black looking columbine. Very healthy and pretty.