Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium decorum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 3: 33 (1837) |
Native Range | Oregon to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-2300m |
Description | leaves trifoliolate, 3-4cm wide, middle segment entire or trifid, lateral leaflets 1-2-fid, stem leaves reduced, villose, sepals 12-16mm, upper petals with lateral lobes |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 decorum var. genuinum Huth Delphinium decorum var. racemosum Eastw. Delphinium decorum var. sonomensis Eastw. Delphinium menziesii Durand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |