3 Black Barlow columbine

AQUILEGIA VULGARIS ‘BLACK BARLOW’, ZONES 3 TO 9

This deep maroon, almost black double-petaled columbine adds drama to a late spring garden. Grow this 24- to 30-inch perennial in sun or part shade. It’s short-lived, but it self-sows like a champ.

It sounds as if it was named Why we love it: after a pirate, and it may rebloom if it’s deadheaded.

In nature there are no true black flowers, but these