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Aquilegia micrantha var. mancosana is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae.The plant was discovered in 1891. It was first described by the American botanist Alice Eastwood as native to a single cavern of the Johnson Canyon in Ute Mountain Tribal Park, Colorado, United States.
An herbaceous perennial plant, it is the type species of Clarkia.This plant is 10–50 cm (3 + 7 ⁄ 8 – 19 + 5 ⁄ 8 in), erect, branched or not, and covered with ...
Its fruit is a three-valved capsule 2–2.5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –1 in) long and 1.2–1.5 cm (1 ⁄ 2 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) broad which splits open at maturity and releases seeds. [5] [6] Both diploid and triploid forms occur in the wild, but most cultivated plants are triploids which rarely produce seeds and primarily reproduce vegetatively by stolons. [5]
[4] [5] [6] It is a biennial or short lived perennial plant. [7] Its roots are thin and fibrous for reaching into cracks. [8] Its rounded, heart-shaped, or kidney shaped leaves are 5–40 mm long, 6–60 mm wide, and are alternating, supported on thin petioles, usually purple, 10–22 mm long.
Iris wilsonii will tolerate temperatures of up to – 15 degrees C. [4] But may survive lower if protected or well mulched in winter. [8] It is hardy to USDA Zone 6–8, and Zone H2 (which means Hardy to -15 to-20oC (5 to -4oF ), in Europe. [5] It prefers soils with a ph level of 5.5 to 7 (acidic to neutral) and more moisture tolerant.
Iris aucheri is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens for its showy flowers. It requires neutral or slightly alkaline soil in a sheltered, frost-free spot, or it can be grown in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory, in the UK. [9] [10] It is hardy down to USDA Zone 6. [8]