Kirigami™ Yellow Aquilegia

Kirigami™ Yellow is an upright columbine selection with bright yellow, upward-facing, spurred flowers and a spring display. Its compact proportions work in mixed borders, rock gardens, and containers, where the distinctive flowers can be seen from above and at eye level. ## Form and season Syngenta Flowers identifies Kirigami Yellow by product code 70059718 and lists it as an F1 Aquilegia caerulea. The breeder reports medium vigor, a 14–24 inch garden height, 12–20 inch width, zones 4a–9a, and flowering from early through late spring. It also describes the Kirigami series as uniform across colors and requiring little vernalization for production. These commercial growing notes describe the named selection and do not promise identical timing in every garden. [Syngenta Flowers](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/flower/70059718) ## Siting and soil Grow in full sun where summers stay cool, or partial shade in hotter climates. Columbines prefer fertile, organically enriched soil that stays evenly moist while draining freely; they are stressed by drought and heavy, compacted soil. Iowa State University Extension describes the genus’s characteristic divided foliage and spurred flowers, spring season, and appeal to bees and hummingbirds. [Iowa State Extension](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/how-to/all-about-columbine) ## Maintenance Remove spent flowers if you want to reduce self-seeding or prolong the display. Columbines are generally short-lived perennials; seed-grown plants may not repeat the parent’s traits, especially where different columbines grow nearby. Trim damaged foliage after flowering if leaf miners become conspicuous, and maintain moisture during active growth.