{"product_id":"earlybird-red-white-columbine-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Earlybird™ Red White Columbine - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarlybird Red White is an early-blooming columbine with rose red flowers and crisp white centers. The spurred, bicolor blooms dance above the foliage from late spring into early summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows into a tidy mound about two feet tall and naturalizes nicely in woodland borders and cottage gardens. The flowers last up to two weeks when cut. Hummingbirds and bees are drawn to the red blooms, and rabbits usually avoid the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpward-facing to slightly nodding flowers 1.5 to 2 inches across with five rose red petal-like sepals and short red spurs, surrounding a cup of crisp white petals and a tuft of yellow stamens. Flowers are held on slender, branching stems above the leaves. Leaves are medium green, rounded, lobed and fan-like. The plant is a neat mound 20 to 24 inches tall and wide. At peak bloom red and white flowers are scattered over the mound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbine likes more moisture and some shade compared with lavender, so give it a spot in a partly shaded border or woodland edge, where it blooms in late spring before lavender begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun to part shade in average, well-drained soil with regular moisture; afternoon shade extends the bloom. Hardy in USDA zones 4-9. Deadhead spent flowers to tidy the plant, or leave a few to self-sow; cut back tired foliage after bloom to get a fresh flush of leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aquilegia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose red with white centers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neat, rounded mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20–24 in tall × 20–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, part sun to part shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67722948575528,"sku":"GLLF-PER-EEF2218E-72","price":371.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/earlybird-red-white-columbine.jpg?v=1790864875","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/earlybird-red-white-columbine-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}