'Songbird Cardinal' Columbine (Aquilegia 'Songbird' Series) is an exceptionally beautiful columbine that bears very large, upward-facing, burgundy-and-white bicolor flowers. The plant grows 1 1/2-2 feet tall with a 1 foot spread. It likes rich, moist soil and blooms in full sun or part shade in April and May. It's especially striking in borders, cottage gardens, shade gardens, and woodland gardens. This plant won the Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003. Note: The name Aquilegia comes from the Latin word for eagle, referring to the flower's five spurs, thought by some to resemble the talons of an eagle.