Aquilegia all round

The artists commonly known as Columbines; we have loads of 'em.
They seem to love our garden & we love them for it.

For me, they bring it all to the yard:

• UK native.
• Popular with pollinators.
• Early out of the ground in Spring, so keep the weeds down.
• Happy in any location.
• Self seeding, so you don't have to bother with propagation faffage.
• Perennial, so each plant will flower year after year.
• Lots of colour choice. We have pale pink:
  

  

  Always makes me think of a long ballerina skirt...

  
  through blues:
  

  

  Multi-tasking: Taking blog photos whilst lounging in the sunshine

  
  to deep purple:
  

  

  The bright yellow centre parts contrast fabulously
  against the deep purple flowers

  
  
• Solid colour or with contrasting trims.
• Facing up or heads bowed:
  
  

  

  Facing down & facing up;
  solid colour & banded.

  
  
• Many many flowers to a stem.
• Attractive seed heads.
• Distinctive foliage.
• The dome of leaves continue to offer ground cover long after the flowers have passed.
• Tap rooted so fairly easy to lift, & by that I mean:
  
  • It doesn't tie itself up with the neighbours;
  • You know when you have it all.
• Easy to identify at all ages.
• Easy to weed when young.

You just can't lose.

Update

I forgot something: Snail & slug proof too!