Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Aquilegia jonesii Parry |
Bibliography | Amer. Naturalist 8: 211 (1874) |
Native Range | s. Alberta to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-3400m |
Description | glaucous, leaves thinly petiolate, blade 1cm, ternate, segments crowded, deeply notched, flowers solitary, upright, 17-25mm, petals elliptic, spur thin, straight, 5-10mm long |
Size | 3-12cm |
Color | bluish white, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Aquilegia jonesii ssp. elatior Standl. Aquilegia jonesii var. elatior (Standl.) Boothman |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |