Delphinium variegatum Torr. & A.Gray


Family	RANUNCULACEAE
Genus species	Delphinium variegatum Torr. & A.Gray
Synonyms	Delphinium decorum Benth.
Habitat	grassland and thickets
Altitude	0-800m
Description	leaves bi- or tripinnatipartite, segments oblong, hirsute, stem apically branched, with 1-10-flowered raceme, flowers long pedicellate, sepals 15-25mm long
Size	25-50cm
Color	bluish purple
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagation	seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences
Territory	Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. (California)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	RANUNCULACEAE Delphinium variegatum Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. [Torr. & A.Gray] 1(1): 32 (1838) Synonyms: Delphinium bicolor variegatum (Torr. & A.Gray) Huth Delphinium grandiflorum variegatum (Torr. & A.Gray) Hook. & Arn. ============================================================================= variegatum typicum Ewan, Univ. Colorado Stud., Ser. D, Phys. Sci. 2: 186 (1945) Synonyms: Delphinium decorum Benth. Delphinium variegatum superbum Ewan c. California 76 CAL 20-800m variegatum apiculatum (Greene) Ewan, ibid. Basionym: Delphinium apiculatum Greene, Pittonia 1(6): 285 (1889) Synonyms: Delphinium emiliae Greene Delphinium subnudum Eastw. Delphinium variegatum emiliae (Greene) Ewan Delphinium variegatum subnudum (Eastw.) Ewan California 76 CAL variegatum kinkiense (Munz) M.J.Warnock, Phytologia 68: 2 (1990) Basionym: Delphinium kinkiense Munz, Aliso 7: 69 (1969) California (San Clemente Isl.) 76 CAL 0-500m variegatum thornei Munz, Aliso 7: 70 (1969) California (San Clemente Isl.) 76 CAL 0-500m