Eastern red columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Native perennial forb with nodding red and yellow flowers, blooming April to July. Very adaptable, found in dry to mesic woodland sites or open gravelly shorelines and roadsides; up to 5,000 ft. elevation. Nectar is vital for migrating hummingbirds when few other plants are flowering. Resembles Western red columbine (A. formosa).