Friday, April 22, 2005
Semiaquilegia ecalcarata is a refined cousin to aquilegia; finer, more fern-like foliage, less than a foot tall, with many small, beautiful, dusty plum-rose flowers. It really needs a little spot all to itself in the garden, as I don't think it can take dryness and competition as well as it's lustier cousin. My plant was never terribly happy, and I thought I had lost it, but it seeded into a crevice in the rock retaining wall, where it has been completely happy, and I've grown several more from seed now. It seemed to be accepted that semiaquilegia and aquilegia would not interbreed, but I just saw where it has been accomplished (I believe it is called Night Dancer strain), and I would think it should be lovely.
// posted by IBOY @ 12:27 PM 
