Purple Columbine March 29, 2014

I have made a lot of effort over the past several years moving columbine seedlings from the paths where they spring up (unwanted) to other flower beds.  I have this pretty little columbine growing everywhere.  And now it is in bloom all over the place - in the shady parts of the Star Garden, in the Infinity Garden, the Shade Garden, and in the back yard. It has a very compact growth habit, very neat in appearance as opposed to, say the Hinckley Columbine which is a Texas native.  I love the Hinckley too, but they grow very differently.  My Hinckleys are not blooming yet, but they are in bud.  Columbines are beautiful flowers.