You asked: "ORIGAMI Series: The database listings show the series name as part of the name but with none have the quote marks, denoting cultivar. Are they not considered cultivar names?"
The link you provided is to your search results, which don't always list the full name of an entry.
https://garden.org/plants/sear...
If you look them up on the "O" page of the Aquilegia cultivar entries, you'll see the full names (Trade series, trade name, cultivar).
https://garden.org/plants/brow...
If you open the entries, you'll see that the cultivar names are enclosed in single quotes.
Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea Origami™ Blue)
Does that answer all of your questions? Your post is so long that I may have missed something. I'll consolidate the Swan/State listings and add also-sold-as names wherever appropriate.
Nora, Aquilegia glandulosa var. jucunda was reclassified as a synonym of Aquilegia glandulosa years ago.
