Hi from East TN

[so lucky]

Welcome from Southeast Missouri! Are you far enough east to be considered in the Smokies?

 

[ducks4you]

from Central Illinois!
I have a volunteer TN native spreading around my house:
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/blue-columbine-flower-rain-40657537.jpg
I read somewhere that they grow wild in TN, but OUR native columbines look like this:
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=aqca
You should take a picture of some of your plants and create your Avatar!