Perennials: A Good Year for Aquilegia!, 1 by Weezingreens

Weezingreens wrote:
As far as I know, aquilegia are all perennial, but are said to be short-lived. This is not true here in Southcentral Alaska, so I think the heat of summer may take its tole in warmer climes. I have columbine that are at least 10 years old. Aquilegia stay green all summer. The dwarf varieties seem to bloom earlier, but the blooms don't stay as long.

This is Aquilegia canadensis. It has shorter spurs than A. formosa, but the color is much the same. It is the more common wild columbine of Canada and the northeastern US. I think there is even a form of canadensis in Texas.