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Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow'

Common Name: Mersea Yellow
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 20"
Description:

Bright yellow flowers tiny shrub with woody stems.


Garden Notes: Nice deep green foliage, topped with bright yellow flowers for hummingbirds.

Caesalpinia gillesii

Common Name: Yellow Bird of Paradise
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow/Red
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 60"
Mature Width: 60"
Description:

Good shrub, small tree for hummingbirds. Reseeds readily. Nuisance in flower beds due to reseeding. It tends to come up in the middle of other plants and is difficult to remove due to its deep tap root. Okay surrounded by grass. Little water.


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 longissima

Common Name: Columbine: Yellow Bonnet
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 30"
Description:

Native to SW Texas. Similar to A. chrysanyha, with graceful, 4-6" drooping spurs TRIAL '10.


Garden Notes: first trial in 06, a little chlorotic

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.