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Aquilegia caerulea
Spotted on Apr 2, 2011
Submitted on Jun 2, 2011
9 Comments
Amazing flower
No I did not...we will just have to leave it for now.
Susan, no I didn't know that, very interesting. What do you think, which one is yours? Did you measure the spurs?
thanks Laura.
What a beauty!
Meik, did you know this(I wonder which is mine):
saximontana should not be confused with Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea, which overlaps in range and may also have blue and white flowers. They can be identified by comparing the length of the "spur"-shaped backs of the flowers; A. saximontana has hooked spurs 3–9 mm (0.12–0.35 in) long, while A. caerulea has straight spurs 34–48 mm (1.3–1.9 in) in length.
You're welcome!
you are right. now I have a scientific ID...thanks.
What a nice picture! This looks like the Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea).