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David Nicholson

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Aquilegia saximontana
« on: March 26, 2014, 09:08:38 PM »
I grew this from Exchange seed labeled Aquilegia saximontana and it's flowering for the first time. Knowing that Aquilegias are pretty promiscuous can anyone tell me if it's correct please?
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2014, 12:15:09 AM »
Kind of looks more like flabellata, but I think you would have to look at the spurs and other characters. Try the FNA key and see if it fits then compare the descriptions of saximontana and flabellata.
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2014, 08:02:36 AM »
Sure looks like A. flabellata to me David.   I'll post pics of mine when they come into flower.  You sure are in the banana belt down there .....
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2014, 06:54:21 PM »
Check the photos of Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila 'Ministar' in Google - it looks very much like your plant.
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2014, 08:37:15 PM »
Thanks all who contributed. According to Flora of North America saximontana flowers July-August (the only bit of the description I understood!) so I have to think my plant is Aquilegia flabellata. I'll post the Seed Ex number tomorrow.
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2014, 08:45:36 PM »
There are a lot of us confused by these little blue Aquilegias, David - do you remember this  thread? http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6126.0
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2014, 08:49:40 PM »
Yes, funnily enough I've just finished re-reading it. Still think flabellata is the best bet for mine.
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2014, 01:06:09 AM »
Show us the spurs, the spur disposition tells us a lot.   :)
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2014, 10:29:16 AM »
Quote from: TheOnionMan on March 28, 2014, 01:06:09 AM
Show us the spurs, the spur disposition tells us a lot.   :)
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2014, 12:10:24 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D

Here are some more pics and as before I have crossed posted them on the NARGS Forum. Hope these will help Mark. Seed was from the AGS Exchange 12/13-1472 and were sown 4 January 2013.
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Re: Aquilegia saximontana
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2014, 10:05:51 PM »
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