Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium andersonii A.Gray |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 12: 50 (1887) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2700m |
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 | perennial |
Cultivation | 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 |
Synonyms | Delphinastrum andersonii (A.Gray) Nieuwl. Delphinium andersonii ssp. cognatum (Greene) Ewan Delphinium andersonii var. cognatum (Greene) R.J.Davis Delphnium bicolor var. cognatum (Greene) K.C.Davis Delphinium cognatum Greene Delphinium megacarpum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Delphinium scaposum var. andersonii (A.Gray) S.L.Welsh Delphinium tricorne var. andersonii (A.Gray) Huth |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |