Aquilegia formosa

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Read about Aquilegia formosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aquilegia formosa, Tesch. (A. canadensis var. formosa, Wats.). Habit as in A. canadensis: root-lvs. and st.- lvs. like that species, but fls. brick-red and yellow, or wholly yellow, and sepals larger, quite twice as long as petal-limb; spurs more spreading, somewhat more slender, and often shorter. May-Aug. Sitka to Calif., and east to the Rockies. Intro. 1881. B.M. 6552. F.S. 8:795. Gt. 32:372. R.H. 1896, p. 108. G.C. 1854:836. Var. hybrida, Hort. (A. califórnica var. hybrida, Hort. A. supérba, Hort.). Fls. large, with scarlet sepals and yellow petals; spurs spreading, long and slender. —A supposed hybrid with A. chrysantha. F. M. 1877 : 278. V. 2:33 f. 2. Var.rùbra-plèno, Hort. (var. flore-plèno, Hort.). Fls. as in var. hybrida. but several whorls of petal-limbs. Var. nàna-alba, Hort. Fls. pale, often nearly white: plant not exceeding 1 ft. Var. truncata, Baker (A. truncata, Fisch. A. califórnica, Lindl.). Fls. with short, thick spurs and very small sepals and a small petal-limb. Intro. 1881. F.S. 12: 1188 (as A. eximia, Hort.). 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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