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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: David Nicholson on March 26, 2014, 09:08:38 PM

Title: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: David Nicholson 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?

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: Afloden 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.

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: ChrisB 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 .....

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: Anne Repnow 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.

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: David Nicholson 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.

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: Maggi Young 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 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6126.0)

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: David Nicholson 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.

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: TheOnionMan on March 28, 2014, 01:06:09 AM

Show us the spurs, the spur disposition tells us a lot.   :)

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: Maggi Young 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.   :)

..... as Tonto said to the Lone Ranger...........

(sorry, couldn't help myself!) :-X

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: David Nicholson 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.

Title: Re: Aquilegia saximontana
Post by: TheOnionMan on March 30, 2014, 10:05:51 PM

I replied on NARGS Forum:
https://www.nargs.org/comment/25366#comment-25366 (https://www.nargs.org/comment/25366#comment-25366)
 :)