Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium cashmerianum Royle |
Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 55 (1834) |
Native Range | ne. Pakistan to Himalaya and Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-4800m |
Description | stem glabrous or sparsely hirsute, basal leaves palmati-5-7-lobate, lobes cuneate-ovate, acute, trilobate, flowers in corymb, spur straight, conical |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, 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 aitchisonii Huth |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |