Summer Savory

Add elegant color and old-fashioned charm to shady garden beds with McKana’s Giant Mix Columbine, a standout perennial grown for its large, long-spurred flowers and graceful, upright habit. Blooming from mid-spring to early summer, this award-winning columbine produces 8 cm (3-inch) nodding blooms in a beautiful mix of white, cream, yellow, and red, held high above delicate, airy foliage. Perfect for woodland gardens, shade plantings, and cut flower arrangements, McKana’s Giant Mix brings texture, movement, and vivid seasonal color to the garden. Plants grow up to 75 cm (30 inches) tall and thrive in full to part shade. To manage self-sowing, deadhead seed pods before they open. Or let the pods dry on the plant and collect the seeds to replant elsewhere in the garden or share with friends. Why you’ll love it: Award-winning All-America Selections variety Large, intricate 3-inch blooms Beautiful mix of white, cream, yellow, and red flowers Excellent for woodland gardens and shady borders Tall stems make it a lovely cut flower Perennial for returning beauty year after year Growing conditions: Plant type: Perennial Light: Full shade to part shade Height: 75 cm (30 inches) Bloom season: Mid-spring to early summer How to sow McKana’s Giant Mix Columbine seeds: Direct sow in autumn or mid-winter for best results. Seeds can also be started indoors, though they require extra preparation. Sow seeds in flats filled with moistened, sterile seed-starting mix, place the flats inside plastic bags, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 weeks. Then move the flats outdoors to a shady location, sink them into the ground, and cover with glass. Transplant seedlings as they appear. Germination may take 30 to 90 days.