Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium balansae Boiss. & Reut. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2. 5: 12 (1856) |
Native Range | nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves small, finely pinnate, flowers numerous, long pedicellate, 15-20mm long, spur longer than sepals, turned upwards |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 balansae var. caeruleum Litard. & Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |