Aquilegia canadensis

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Read about Aquilegia canadensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aquilegia canadensis, Linn. Common Columbine of Amer. Figs. 292, 293. Height 1-2 ft.: primary divisions of petioles of root-lvs. 1-2 in., having 3 divisions; 2 or 3 of the st.-lvs. petioled, biternate: fls. several to a st.; sepals yellowish or tinted on the back with red, about ½ in. long, not reflexing; limb of petals a little shorter, yellowish, truncate; spur ¾ in. long, nearly straight, knobbed at the end, bright red throughout; stamens much protruding: follicles ¾ in. long, with styles half as long. May-July. Stony banks, east of Rocky Mountains. Introduced 1890. B.M. 246. L.B.C. 9: 888. Mn. 5:21. R.H. 1896, p. 109. F.W. 1878:33 — There are some beautiful hybrids of this and the blue species. Var. nana, Hort. Plant 1 ft. high or less: fls. like the type. Var. flavéscens, Hook. A pale-lvd. yellow-fld.variety. Very pretty. Intro. 1889. This has often been called A. flavéscens, Wats.; A. caerulea var. flavéscens, Lawson; A. flaviflora, Tenney; A. canadensis var. flaviflora, Brit. B.M. 6552 B. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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