How To Grow And Care For Columbines

When growing and caring for Columbines consider that they like sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon so if you can try to find a spot that is close to a tree. Columbines do not grow well at all in full sun, they do not like it at all. These flowers are found a lot in the wild. They come in a variety of different colors. Columbines do not like their soil to be either to wet or too dry either. They like their soil to be somewhat moist.

What is the best time of year to plant Columbines

This type of flower is a biannual, which means that it will not flower until its second year of growing. They are the type of flower you can start to plant in the late spring time or even early summer. The soil for these plants should be 68 to 75 degrees for germination to happen.

How to Care for Columbines

You only want to make the soil very loose and pour the seeds lightly over top of it, then coat them with soil. you will want to keep them moist, if you drench them with water they will not grow right. These are low maintenance flowers to have. Just basic clean ups to the garden are necessary. If flowers or leaves should fall you should clean them up so it does not cause any kind of molding to the soil in turn will kill the flowers that are growing.

What kind of flowers Grow well with Columbines

Any plants that have the same weather style will grow well with these types of flowers. Things such as Begonia, Bleeding Heart, Hellebore, lily of the Vally and more.

What kinds of flowers do not grow well with Columbines

As many other flowers are these are not to picky as to what you plant with them. Just make sure they are the same seasons to grow together or you may end up with half a dead garden! This has been a short tutorial aimed at helping you better Grow Columbines and care for Columbines.