Aquilegia skinneri


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Read about Aquilegia skinneri in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aquilegia skinneri, Hook. St. 1-2 ft. high, many-fld., glabrous: root-lvs. long-petioled, with both primary and secondary divisions long; lfts. cordate, 3-parted; several st.-lvs. petioled and biternate: sepals green, keeled, lanceolate, acute, never much spreading, ¾-1 in. long; petal-limb greenish orange, half as long as sepal; spur bright red, tapering rapidly, over 1 in. long; stamens protruding far beyond the limb; styles 3: fr., at least when young, bearing broad, membranous, curled wings. After flowering, the peduncles become erect. July- Sept. Mts. of New Mex. B.M. 3919. P.M. 10:199. B.H. 4:1. F.S. 1:6. V. 2:33 f. 5 (poor).—A handsome plant requiring a light soil in a sunny border. Var. flore-pleno, Hort. Fls. double. Gt. 34:57.—Very fine.


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