Oh! Amazing pic and the flower is so beautiful... Dalia On Friday, May 18, 2012 7:06:01 PM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> One of the most beautiful species of Aquilegia, found in wide range of > colours and patterns. Photographed from Botanical Garden below > Cheshmashahi, Srinagar, Kashmir in May, 2012. > > *Aquilegia vulgaris* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 533. 1753 > > Common names: capon's-feather, columbine, European columbine, European > crowfoot, granny bonnets > > Perennial herb up to 70 cm tall; basal leaves twice ternate compound, > shorter than stems; leaflets apically 2-3 fid, pilose or glabrous; flowers > on long branched axis, nodding, usually 3 or more together;sepals blue or > purple, ovate-lanceolate, up to 2.5 cm long; petals blue or purple, blade > up to 12 mm long, oblong, rounded at tip, spur hooked, stout, up to 20 mm > long; follicles up to 2.5 cm long with up to 15 mm long beak. > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
