| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Delphinium alpestre Rydb. |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 3400-3900m |
| Description | leaves orbiculate to pentagonal, strigose, 1-5cm, lobate, inflorescence 2-8-flowered, pedunculate, calyx strigose, spur straight, 8-12mm long, petals 4-6mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
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