Aquilegia alpina

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Read about Aquilegia alpina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aquilegia alpina, Linn. (incl. var. supérba, Hort.). Fig. 296. St. nearly 1 ft, high, finely pubescent upwards, 2-5- fld., bearing petioled, biternate Lvs. : partial-petioles of basal-lvs. 1-2 in. long, with 3 nearly sessile divisions, deeply lobed: expanded fl. 1½-2 in. across, blue, rarely pale or white; sepals 1¼ in. long, half as broad, acute; petal-limb half as long as sepals, often white; spur stout, incurved, same length as the limb; head of stamens not protruding: follicles pubescent, 1 in. long; style much shorter. Mav, June. Switzerland. L.B.Ö. 7:657. Gn. 9:384. F.W. 1879:353. B.M. 8303. Var. alba, Hort. Fls. pure white. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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