Growing Columbine Flowers in Containers

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.