Name: Rick Corey Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a) Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Speaking of chocolate flowers, these chocolate-purple Columbines appeared unexpectedly. After some confusion, I'm pretty sure they were from a packet labelled "Columbine, Harlequin" from or saved from a "Burpee Exclusive mixture". I think it took them more than one year to become bigger than nearby weeds. At least, there were no blooms for the first year. basically, by the time they bloomed, I had forgotten what i had originally planted there that "failed".
One person told they look like C. vulgaris. I was surprised to see one batch of blooms come up first on tall stalks, and then later for more blooms to show up low down amongst the foliage. The "upper" blooms were darker, all one color and drooped or nodded. the lower batch of blooms were upright, lighter and often two-color. That bed is such a mess that it might even have been TWO plants with similar foliage!
