Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium decorum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
Habitat | dry, 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 | 5-25cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RANUNCULACEAE
decorum tracyi Ewan, Univ. Colorado Stud., Ser. D, Phys. Sci. 2: 100 (1945)
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