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| Columbine Flower in Container |
Columbines Flower do well in
containers, but remember they will attract hummingbirds and bees wherever they are placed. If you want to see hummingbirds outside your window, try a window box. If you don’t want bees on your doorstep, place
columbine flower away from entrances.
Columbines flowers don’t like deep soil beds, so a shallow
container works fine. Be sure you plant them in a rich flower potting mix that will retain enough water, and follow the above guidelines for sun and shade.
Make sure they have lateral room; plant
columbine flower at least a foot apart, as they will spread out quickly once they are established. In a
container,
columbine flower will dry out more than usual, so mulch is a good idea to keep the moisture in the soil. Apply a light layer of mulch around the base of the plants. This also has the benefit of keeping the soil cooler, since
columbine flowers don’t do well with heat.
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You may want to try growing
columbine flower on your own from seed. It is a biennial plant that will not flower until its second year, however.
Columbine Flower seeds must have a cold period of three to four weeks before germination will occur. Keep your seed packets in the refrigerator before sowing in the spring, or simply plant seeds in the fall and let nature take its course in the spring.
They should be planted in moist soil, and covered with a shallow sprinkling of soil. Then place them in a warm, sunny location until germination, which should take about 30 days.
Columbine Flower seedlings can be transplanted outside after they develop their first pair of true leaves and are a few inches tall.
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