Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium variegatum Torr. & A.Gray |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. 1: 32 (1838) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Delphinium bicolor var. variegatum (Torr. & A.Gray) Huth Delphinium decorum Benth. Delphinium grandiflorum var. variegatum (Torr. & A.Gray) Hook. & Arn. Delphinium variegatum f. superbum Ewan Delphinium variegatum f. typicum Ewan |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |