Part-Shade, Little Water, Yellow


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Ratibida columnaris

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Common Name: Mexican Hat Yellow
Bloom Season: All Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow/Red
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Panhandle native, drought tolerant, naturalizes, long bloom season, a little extra water improves bloom.


Aurinia saxatile

Common Name: Basket of Gold
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 6"
Mature Width: Groundcover
Description:

Vigorous spreading perennial with gray-green leaves, intense yellow blooms in spring. Edge of borders or cascading over walls or rocks


Garden Notes: reseeds readily, plant 18" apart, sheer lightly after bloom (no more than 1/2 of stem).

Aquilegia triternata

Common Name: Southwestern Red Columbine
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Red, Yellow, Orange
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 14"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Grows in the Rockies and more Southerly mountains. Flowers have overlapping shades of orange, yellow and red.


Aquilegia chrysantha

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Common Name: Golden-Spurred Columbine
Bloom Season: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:

Fragrant yellow blooms. Heat tolerant, mildew resistant, long bloom season, one of showiest. . Long lived, reseeds nicely.


Garden Notes: Gets ragged by mid winter, but try to leave upper growth for freeze protection. Native to NM, AZ.

Aquilegia chaplinei

Common Name: Chaplin's Golden Columbine
Bloom Season: Spring to Early Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 12"
Mature Width: 7"
Description:

Similar to Aquilegia chrysantha, but half the size and more elegant. It has finely dissected leaves.


Aquilegia canadensis

Common Name: Columbine canadensis
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Red/Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 20"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Red petals surround yellow corolla, showy, extremly hardy. Smaller blooms, but many of them.