Aquilegia 'Winky Rose' (Columbine)

Aquilegia 'Winky Rose' is a showy, profuse, single columbine cultivar with striking upward-facing rose and cream-white accented flowers with yellow centers. This columbine's blooming period spans 4-6 weeks through the spring to early summer, and is known for its flower production, though its short lifespan before it begins to die back in mid summer makes it a fleeting pleasure. Flowers are highly attractive for pollinators and hummingbirds, but plants are distasteful to deer and rabbits.

As part of the 'Winky' collections, 'Winky Rose' is noted for its compact habit, growing to only 12-24" tall as opposed to up to three feet with other cultivars, making it perfect for small garden spaces and containers. Let loose in flower beds or forest margins, 'Winky Rose' columbine will self-seed to form large colonies over time. To encourage additional blooms, prune spent flowers or cut flowers for arrangements.