The Columbine coaching staff got onto their players about the sluggish start against Arvada West on Friday as the No. 2 team in 5A found themselves knotted at 14-all.

While the hybrid columbines sold in the nurseries are flamboyant, the local, native species Western columbine, A. formosa, is equally as beautiful.

Golden columbine (all yellow) hybridizes with Western columbine (yellow petals, bright red sepals and spurs) to produce hybrids recognizable by subdued red hues in their sepals and spurs.

A specific example is seen in the hanging gardens of Zion National Park. Golden columbine (all yellow) hybridizes with western columbine (yellow petals, bright red sepals and spurs) to produce hybrids ...

Western Columbine, photographed recently in East Vail on the Gore Creek Trail at 9,100 feet. (Emily Griffoul/Betty Ford Alpine Gardens) In Summit County, wildflower expert Pat Taylor reports that she ...

Before Covid-19 struck, Columbine had reached the 5A quarterfinals every year between 2015-19. Arvada West’s offense, behind flashes of talent from freshman quarterback Vince Vigil, at least ...

Six species of columbine grow in Colorado, but only one holds the state crown — the blue columbine. Golden stamens on white petals framed by blue-to-lavender sepals and spurs, people often ...