A north american wildflower which is frequently purple & white or yellow & red; it has 5 petal-shaped petals and 5 trumpet-shaped petals, and a head which nods. It likes wooded areas (who wouldn't?). The lowly and lovely columbine is the state flower of Colorado.
When i was little, i liked to take apart the pieces of the blossom to look at how they fit together so perfectly; and though i knew i couldn't reassemble it, it was a disappointment every time.