they are plagued with leaf minors but need a picture

unless you dead head manically .. this is what they do.. once they have procreated ... produced seed ...

be nice to know.. what type of C you are discussing ...

and it is not uncommon.. if these were new plants.. as they were forced early for sale ... which means they are done faster ...

ken

yep, mine are fading. Cut off the old foliage for a new burst of fresh growth (no blooms though) - I always do this as mine get both leaf miner and mildew (in my thinnish sandy soil).

One is winky white/red which is dying back pretty quickly. Leaves are drying out and wilting but not from need of water. The other is canadensis red. I planted both last fall. Didn't know they would regrow foliage. Will cut dead foliage off. I'm ok with not getting more flowers until next spring.

I don't think it's leaf miner but will double check. Thanks everyone! Very helpful as always! :-)

Is it hot where you are? We don't do well with them here generally, it gets too hot or maybe its a combination of hot and muggy? People plant them in spring then they die. I think of them as annual bedding plants or one of those Colorado plants that simply don't do well here.

yes it is very hot here and having more direct sunlight due to cutting back our neighbors tree branches that were hanging over our property probably isn't helping. It does make me sad because I do love columbines and have so many little ones I've grown from seed. I guess I could move them to a shadier spot in the fall and hope for the best next spring.

The other thing that columbine need in warm muggy areas is GOOD DRAINAGE. they will rot in the ground over the summer in your summer rains. Otherwise one can always go back to the wild ubiquitous A. canadensis. It will stand up to the humidity , heat and rain given draining soil.

A. chrsantha var hinkleyana (Texas Gold) will tolerate heat , more sun than other varieties and humidity given a draining soil. I don't even try other varieties.

Both varieties disapear after blooming and then return next year. They are perennial for me.

I checked and both winky red/white and canadensis have leafminer damage but the winky one is drying out and the other one seems fine. Makes me wish I had only purchased canadensis. Good to know.

The soil does drain well. I have many small barlows double plants. Do they have problems taking our heat too?

Thanks everyone!

This URL shows the range of A canadensis.

Here is a link that might be useful: A. canadensis range