Aquilegia Music Mix

Music Mix Columbine

A charming mixed columbine blend featuring a variety of colors and bicolored blooms on graceful stems above fine, fern-like foliage. Aquilegia ‘Music Mix’ creates a cheerful and dynamic spring display in beds, borders, and cottage gardens.

Key features



Width: 12–18 in (1–1.5 ft)



Height: 18–24 in (1.5–2 ft)



Flower color: Mixed — a range of colors including blues, reds, pinks, purples, yellows, and whites



Bloom time: Mid to late spring



Foliage: Blue-green, finely divided, fern-like



Form: Clump-forming



Life cycle: Short-lived herbaceous perennial (often self-seeds)



Growing conditions



Sun: Full sun to part shade (prefers some afternoon shade in warm climates)



Soil: Average to moist, well-drained; adaptable



Water: Moderate



Hardiness: USDA Zones 3–8



Landscape use



Perennial borders and beds



Cottage and woodland gardens



Pollinator and naturalized plantings



Rock gardens



Edging and containers



Notes



Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds



Generally deer and rabbit resistant



Light self-seeding can create informal drifts



Works well with grasses and early perennials

Plant type

Perennial

Height

18-24''

Width

12"-18"

Hardiness zones

3–9

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

Flower color

Blue, Pink, Red, Violet, White, Yellow

Leaf color

Green

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Soil

Loamy well-drained

Landscape use

Border, Rock Garden

Shape

Clump, Compact

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Drought tolerant

No