Aquilegia flavescens | yellow columbine

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Grown from seed in living soil without the use of pesticides, chemicals, or carbon fuels.

Available FALL 2026. Sign up for the waitlist to be notified when available for purchase.

Yellow columbine is a North American native wildflower found in mountain meadows, open woods, and the stony slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Utah north to British Columbia and Alberta. The pink-tinged yellow flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators.

Despite its preference for stony slopes, it is easy to grow in the garden, tolerating moist to dry soil in full sun to part shade. Best used in natural landscape or other low maintenance plantings. Self-sows moderately. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Tip: Columbine foliage tends to decline around mid-summer. Cut it back to the ground to enjoy bright new growth from late summer through fall.

WARNING: mildly poisonous to livestock. Contact with sap may irritate the skin.

Zones: 3 to 8
Family: Ranunculaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 18 to 30 in.
Spread: 9 to 12 in.
Exposure: Full sun, part-shade
Soil Conditions: average
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Color: Yellow, Often Soft Pink Tinged Petals
Native Range: the Rocky Mountains from Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, and Washington north to British Columbia and Alberta

0784

4" pot

Special Characteristics

Deer-resistant
Clay tolerant
Pollinator favorite
Short-lived
Snail Resistant

image credits

James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ordering information

Preorders

You may place your order anytime to reserve plants for spring 2026 shipping. If you place multiple orders, we will combine plants into one box (or as many as needed) and any extra shipping charges will be refunded.

We will resume shipping plants as soon as plants are ready and temperatures are appropriate in our location and yours.

We will check in with you a week before shipping to make sure you receive your plants at a time that is convenient for you.

Shipping

Live plants ship in spring and fall only. Plants may ship dormant, depending on variety and season. Shipping costs are most reasonable when bundling like size plants.

4-inch: 1-6 plants ship for $15.00 / 7-13 plants ship for $18.00 / 14-30 plants ship for $40.00
1-gal: 1-2 plants ship for $18.00 / 3-4 plants ship for $25.00 / 5-6 plants ship for $40.00
trees & shrubs: $27.00-$40.00 each, height dependent
seeds: $6.75 or free with orders over $15.00

We regret that we cannot ship internationally or to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, or WA.

Nursery pick up

We will email you to schedule a day and time to collect your plants when they are ready in spring. Generally, plants can be collected from the nursery Monday through Sunday from 10am-4pm in Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Plant Sizes

We most commonly use the following pot sizes for perennials:

4-inch pot: 3.5" H x 3.5" W x 3.5" D
2-quart pot: 6" H x 5.25" W x 5.25" D
1-gallon pot: 6.87" H x 8" Dia (this is a true one gallon pot, not the smaller 'trade' one gallon pot used by many nurseries)

Check out our illustrated pot size guide here.

Representative trees & shrubs are photographed in their pots and posted on each plant page.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at The Old Dairy. We grow all of our plants outdoors without the use of chemicals, fertilizers, carbon fuels, or peat.

Many of our perennials are grown in the ground and dug upon order (this is especially true for larger sizes). This practice allows us to grow stronger, healthier plants using native soil, and ultimately reduces our impact on the environment.

Our open-pollinated seeds are collected from plants in our mother beds, which have never been treated with chemicals or sprays of any kind.

Read all about our sustainable practices here.