How to Use columbine in a Sentence

columbine

noun

• For a more subdued columbine, look to the ‘pink lantern’ varietal.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
• But when the blooms fade, leave them be—columbine is a self-seeder that will produce more blooms next season if left alone.
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
• There is so much to love about the charming bell-like blossoms of columbine (Aquilegia).
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
• Others suggested to me were coral bells and Western columbine.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
• With over 20 types of native columbines to choose from, there’s a columbine for every garden and grower.
  — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
• Some plants do well in full shade but require dappled light, like common impatiens, columbine, and foxglove.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
• Naturalize columbine in woodland or native gardens and plant as a lush ground layer in shady borders.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
• Rosy paintbrushes and blue and white columbines line the path in July, followed by golden willows in autumn.
  — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
• Wildflowers and plants that bloom include western columbine, scarlet monkey flower and miner’s lettuce (white and pale pink blooms).
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
• Spring-flowering nectar sources include the native Virginia bluebells, wild columbine, wild geranium and woodland phlox.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
• Visitors can expect to see everything from lupine and mule's ear at lower elevations to Colorado's state flower, the columbine, higher in the mountains.
  — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 23 June 2026
• Some of the best plants for attracting and feeding hummingbirds are bee balm, salvia, coralbells, columbine, cardinal flower, coral honeysuckle, trumpet vine, and Indian pink.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
• Visitors are greeted by columbine, lupine, and mule’s ear sunflowers—and the annual Crested Butte Wildflower Festival takes place in July.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
• Zones 8-11 Eastern columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), also known as Canadian columbine, is a native wildflower with red-yellow blossoms.
  — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
• When asked about their favorite spring flowers, Karen Musgrave of Hick Nurseries and Eva Ward of Ward’s Nursery also highlighted the many charms of the humble columbine.
  — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
• Some of the most important pollinator plants in Connecticut include bee balm, buttonbush, columbine, geranium, goldenrod, highbush blueberry, New England aster, New Jersey tea and swamp milkweed.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026