Aquilegia brachyceras

Read about Aquilegia brachyceras in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aquilegia leptoceras, Fisch. & Mey. St. several-fld., about 1 ft. high: partial-petioles of root-lvs. over 1 in., lfts. sessile; st.-lvs. petioled biternate: fls. violet, with the tips of the sepals greenish, and tips of the short petal- limb yellow; spur slender, slightly curved, ½ in, long, not knobbed; stamens protruding a little beyond the limbs of petals: follicles slender, glabrous, nearly 1 in. long. Summer. E.Siberia. B.R. 33:64. F.S. 3:296.— Little used in Amer. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.