well-known horticulturist and author Dr. Allan Armitage declares that "a garden without columbines is simply unacceptable," and we have to agree. They are of easiest culture, and although individual plants may only live for two or three years, allowing a few to set seed at the end of the season virtually guarantees that you'll never be without them. Flowering alongside daffodils and tulips, columbines bloom in a veritable rainbow of colours and bicolours. Some have long nectar-filled spurs while others look like mini-dahlias. But whether they're double-flowered or single, they are all exquisite.
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