Yellow Columbine 'Corbett'

The pale, ethereal columbine. same hummingbird magnetism as the species but in a soft creamy yellow that lights up the spring shade garden.

'Corbett' is a naturally occurring pale yellow form of Wild Columbine discovered in the Maryland woods near the town of Corbett. Instead of the standard red-and-yellow, the flowers are a soft, creamy yellow-white with minimal red. The effect is luminous and delicate, especially in the dappled shade where columbine grows best. The same nodding, spurred flowers, the same wiry stems, the same attractive blue-green foliage, just in a color form that reads lighter and more ethereal in the spring woodland. It attracts the same hummingbirds as the standard form: spring-migrating ruby-throats find it as readily as the red form and probe each flower methodically. It self-sows reliably and will produce a mix of pale yellow and red-and-yellow offspring over time in a garden with both forms present. For a softer spring palette in the shade garden, 'Corbett' is the native columbine to choose.