Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium nortonii Dunn |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 247 (1927) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4500-5000m |
Description | leaves 15-30cm wide, palmatipartite, ultimate segments linear-lanceolate or linear, flowers solitary, sepals 17-18mm long, spur cylindric-subulate, 17-19mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Delphinium caeruleum var. tenuicaule Brühl ex Huth Delphinium grandiflorum var. tenuicaule (Brühl ex Huth) Brühl |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |