Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium andersonii A.Gray |
Synonyms | Delphinium cognatum Greene |
Delphinium megacarpum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2000m |
Description | lower leaves long petiolate, carnose, palmately ternate, segments incised, ultimate lobes linear, obtuse, flowers 3-15, in raceme, sepals 11-15mm, upper petals whitish |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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