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Delphinium tricorne Michx.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesDelphinium tricorne Michx. 
BibliographyFl. Bor. Amer. 1: 314 (1803)
Native Rangenc. & e. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionleaves orbiculate, subglabrous, lobes 3-18, inflorescence 5-15-flowered, pedicels strigose, sepals pink or white, 11-19mm, spur straight, 13-16mm long
Size20-60cm
Colordark bluish purple, pink
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsDelphinastrum tricorne (Michx.) Nieuwl.
Delphinium tricorne f. albiflora Millsp.
Delphinium tricorne var. genuinum Huth
Delphinium tricorne var. multiflorum DC.
Delphinium tricorne f. roseum E.T.Browne
Territory7 Northern America
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia)
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