Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium suave Huth |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 470 (1895) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to nw. Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2600-3600m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, trifid, segments wide, cuneate, dentate or lobate, stem leaves remote, lobate, raceme simple, spur 10-15mm, straight |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Delphinium penicillatum var. macroplectrum Buser Delphinium saniculifolium var. kurramensis Brühl Delphinium swatense Qureshi & Chaudhri |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |