It has been a hectic spring and I’ve had little time to blog or even make arrangements, but I was determined to get a vase posted this week!
Burgundy Columbine
Columbine
Columbines (Aquilegia vulgaris) are putting on a great show this year with many different varieties blooming heavily. Most were picked up at plant sales, so most have no ID. I love them all, but I am partial to the burgundy ones.
Catmint, Bearded Iris
In addition, there are old-fashioned yellow Bearded Iris (I. germanica), Catmint (Nepeta racemosa), Lamb’s Ears (Stacys byzantina), white Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis alba), and Grass seed heads to finish.
I’m linking to Rambling in the Garden for Cathy’s weekly meme, In A Vase on Monday. Click on over to see more arrangements.
Eliza Waters 
That’s a great combination of plants, Eliza. The white bleeding hearts are elegant. I didn’t realize their genus name has changed; I still think of them as Dicentra.
Thank you, Audrey. Yes, a couple years ago, with genetic testing now available, many plants got new names and some even families. Not that that changes their beauty one tot!
What beautiful flowers, but what an unfortunate name! Aquilegia vulgaris.
Thank you, Cindy. Yes, they are anything but common! 😉
A beautiful vase Eliza and I especially love the burgundy Columbine too 🌺
Thank you very much, Xenia! 🙂
Glad you found some time to create this beautiful arrangement! 🙂
Thank you, Karen! “All work and no play…” 😉
Loving the colour of those columbines…
Thank you, Anita. I love the fine white line around the cup, a nice detail.
Lovely arrangement in an equally gorgeous vase. Happy spring for sure. 🙂
Thank you, Judy!
What a gorgeous vase. I am very fond of Aquilegias, but don’t have any as wonderfully rich in colour as yours.
Thank you, Sandra. I frequently beg seed to supplement my stock and they probably cross as well. One can never have too many, ha!
Gorgeous, Eliza. Yes it has been a hectic Spring, I agree. My red Columbines have yet to show and I’m not sure if they will. My purple have however. xo
Thank you, Amy! You, indeed, know how busy spring is in the garden. And I care for mine plus two others – phew! 😉
Oh wow!! Good for you, Eliza! I know the muscles I’ve attained with all I’ve done and still doing. (smile) There are advantages to gardening. LOL
I’ve never seen a burgundy columbine— gorgeous! I have double pink ones that are going nuts. I enjoy seeing your In a Vase on Monday feature again.
Many thanks, Ellen! I’d be happy to send you some seed once they are set. Just private email me your address.
I love the colour combination too – it makes me think of lemon and blackcurrant.
Thank you, Susan! Great analogy.
Sculptural and unusual, a lovely arrangement.
Thank you, Andrea. Mine tend to be a bit wild-looking. 😉
A smile on my face when I saw Your IAVOM post. The burgundy are gorgeous! I have a bluish ~ lilacy color which has spread all over the yard & even comes up between bricks. It’s interesting that you are at the most 21/2 hours away, but your Candytuft still blooms…mine has finished & most of my Bleeding heart flowers are now Pods…which are also pretty.
Thank you, Alice! I love columbine and grab seeds to spread around every year. Like little woodland surprises that pop up every spring.
My candytuft and tulips have gone over, but I was too busy to get a post in until yesterday. Still, I think your area is a bit warmer than we are in the hills.
I have to agree that the columbine is gorgeous. Only one color works well here and it is yellow.
Thank you, much appreciated!
So very lovely. But my favorite is the burgundy columbine. Looks like velvet.
Thank you, Laurie! It’s a lovely, rich color.
What a lovely arrangement.
Thank you, Fi!
A lovely combination and vase Eliza. Have you noticed that some plants are doing especially well this year. I don’t know about your winter, but ours was especially mild, and I’m attributing it to that.
Your columbine is a lovely jewel color. I always thought they were pastel colors, so it is lovely to see such a stunning jewel color.
Thank you, Cindy. Yes, certain plants like the columbines and esp. the azaleas were spectacular this year without the usual bits of winter killed buds.
I have two burgundy columbines, one has a creamy ‘trumpet’, and Blue Barlow, which is a deep violet double, among a few others.
Yes, that burgundy is pretty rad!
So is that catmint. It has remarkably good stems for cutting. Mine stays quite low.
Thank you, Tony. I expect it is because we have more rain than you do in CA. They make great, long-lasting cut flowers.
Catmint is popular here because it does well in the chaparral climates; but it probably does well by adapting and staying low to the ground. It must do the opposite where it gets more rain.
The burgundy Aquilegia is wonderful, Eliza! I’ve never seen one in that color but of course I don’t see many here to begin with 😦 I like the contrast of the burgundy and yellow in this arrangement too.
Thank you, Kris! I wonder if A. chrysantha would do well for you as it is native to the Southwest?
Yay for Vase on a Monday! Gorgeous Eliza! 😍
🙂 Thank you very much, Julie! ❤
Gorgeous flowers and arrangement. I see wild Columbines are blooming here and there depending on the elevation. I have some in a fenced area that are dark pink with pale pink. Love them!
Thank you, Denise. I have a yellow A. chrysantha that blooms later than the rest. Colorado columbines make me think of fairy dancers – so light and airy. I expect yours are lovely. A great plant!
What an adventurous combination and the flowers and plants work so well together. Lovely colours too.
Thank you very much!
That’s a classy colour combination. I particularly love that juicy blackcurrant aquilegia. Sadly, I can no longer grow them here as they have all been wiped out by a nasty downy mildew disease. Glad to enjoy yours though!
Thank you, Allison. So sad that you have lost your Aquilegias. I imagine that lingers in the soil for years? A similar thing has been happening here locally with Impatiens and Basil. Dreadful!
Ahh … there’s my Monday Vase treat. 🙂
🙂 Happy to oblige. ❤
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Great Main Image Flower Arrangement Eliza! And the smaller images are beautiful also!
Thank you, Reed!
Fabulous. Just love the shade of that Aquilegia.
Thanks so much!
A beautiful bunch of flowers Eliza, I too love Aquilegia but i am not growing it yet. One day I too will grow them I hope.
Thank you, Agnes. It is one of my favorite spring flowers – those nodding heads are delightful.
And the colours too are beautiful!
Love the flower combination in the arrangement and the burgundy is beautiful!🙂
Thank you, S!
What a beautiful vase, Eliza. Truly a work of art! ❤
Thank you very much, Carol! 🙂
Wow, I love the arrangement (as ever) but what it shows is how far north you are in comparison to my garden. All those flowers were about 3 weeks ago…I’m collecting seed from my aquilegias now… for scattering places they haven’t spread. That crimson one is really lovely.
Thank you, Lisa. The north/south progression is interesting to note. Dahlias are blooming in the Carolinas and I only planted mine last week as it was too cold here in May.
I remember flying up to Rhode Island years ago for a christening in April and seeing all the forsythia, which had been done here for a month. It was like revisiting a part of spring. I just planted some dahlia seeds, but not because it wasn’t warm enough; more because I discovered the seed…
How excited are we? What a gift these flowers are! Love when you post these.
Thank you very much, Gary!
Your burgundy columbines are very pretty Eliza, and look different to those we get here. Combined with your yellow iris it looks great in a vase. 😃
Thank you, Cathy! As I have several species, it is possible that this is a cross… only the bees know. 😉
I love seeing the different colour palettes in all the Monday vases! Yours is a cracker! Lots of striking colours and flower shapes. It’s really lovely! Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-rosy-glow-in-vase-on-monday.html
Thank you, Amanda!
Such a pretty dainty flower
Thank you, Diana. It certainly is a beauty.
Beautiful arrangement and nice vase…I love blue pottery of most any kind..Staffordshire being my favorite. We are down to just some basic blue columbine that I think were another hybrid color that reverted to the original and have self-sown here and there. We used to have some nice doubles but they have disappeared over time…most likely I did not care for them as they desired. Your burgundies are rich and lovely.
Thank you, Steve. I’d be happy to refresh your seed supply. 🙂
I’ll take you up on that. If our doubles show up I’ll save some seeds for you.
Deal!
Your flower arrangements are always so artistic, Eliza! ❤
Thank you very much, Donna. Much appreciated!
Wonderful arrangement set off by that beautiful vase!
Thank you, Belinda!
So pretty and I love that aquilegia.
Thank you, Liz. That color is pretty amazing, esp. when backlit by the sun.
Transporting! There’s something truly transporting in this, Eliza! 🌼😍
Thank you, Isha! ❤
This is lovely Eliza. The burgundy columbine is striking. I have an old-fashioned yellow iris similar to yours that I treasure. Have a good week.
Thank you, Susie!
Amazing arrangement!
Thank you very much!
What variety Eliza!
Hopefully, it is pleasing and not too much. 😉
How pretty! Lovely arrangement.
Wild columbine grows in my local meadows. Quite a dramatic plant!
Thank you, Adele! It has an unusual flower, not the garden average. 🙂
Beautiful Eliza. I love the yellows.
Thank you, Alison!