Seedfork said:It is described as two to three feet tall, "persistent" , what does that mean?
In botany it typically means bits that don't fall off or die back but I don't think that's what it means in this case. In horticulture it can also mean persists as a plant in the garden. Aquilegia are considered to often be short-lived perennials, so I would imagine in this case it either means the cultivar lives longer than other columbines as an individual plant, or it self seeds true, so that you continue to have it but not the original individual plant. From Rob's earlier comment the latter would seem more likely to fit.
BTW the Royal Horticultural Society also recognizes a 'Cap de Rossiter':
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/...
