Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia bertolonii Schott |
Bibliography | Verh. Zool.-Bot. Vereins Wien 3: 127 (1853) |
Native Range | n. Apennines |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | basal leaves greyish, biternate, abaxially densely long hirsute, flowers on solid, glandular hirsute stem, apex of petals greenish, spur distinctly uncinate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | bright bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia bauhinii ssp. bertolonii (Schott) Nyman Aquilegia pyrenaica Rchb. Aquilegia pyrenaica ssp. bertolonii (Schott) Munz Aquilegia pyrenaica var. bertolonii (Schott) Fiori Aquilegia vulgaris ssp. bertolonii (Schott) Brühl |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |