Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia fragrans Benth. |
Bibliography | Botanist 4: t. 181 (1840) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 2400-3600m |
Description | basal leaves biternate, glaucous, leaflets 2-4cm long, trilobate, flowers 1-3 per stem, 3-5cm across and long, spur 15-20mm long, thin, subuncinate |
Size | 20-80cm |
Color | pale purple, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia glauca Lindl. Aquilegia glauca var. himalayica Rapaicz Aquilegia kanaoriensis var. suaveolens Cambess. Aquilegia suaveolens Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. fragrans (Benth.) Aitch. Aquilegia vulgaris var. glauca Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. himalaica Brühl Aquilegia vulgaris var. suaveolens Brühl |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |