Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium vestitum Wall. ex Royle |
Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 55 (1834) |
Native Range | n. Pakistan to s. Tibet and Nepal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 2700-5000m |
Description | leaves 4-9cm wide, pinnatisect, ultimate segments lanceolate-linear, raceme 8-15cm, 4-9-flowered, yellow strigose, tubular-conical, 11-13mm, petals bilobate |
Size | 25-40cm |
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 chitralicum Qureshi & Chaudhri Delphinium rectivenium Royle Delphinium vestitum var. stenolobium Brühl ex Huth |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |