Wild Columbine

Columbine is native to Indiana, but I have never seen it in the wild. So, I cheated and ordered seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery, along with a few other types of wildflowers that were supposed to be able to grow under pine trees. I was planning a little wildflower garden under my white pine.

Autumn 2022 — seeds arrived and I planted them under the pine.

Spring 2023 — not a single thing comes up, maybe because it was a dry spring and I was too busy to water. I thought that was the end of my under-pine wildflower garden.

Spring 2024 — pretty little leaves appear under the pine. My columbine has finally come up! They did not bloom, but grew all summer. Nothing else came up.

Spring 2025 — the columbine return, and at last they bloom.


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Just recently I noticed that one small wild geranium has popped up, probably from the seeds I planted.



If it comes back next year, it too may bloom.