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Delphinium glaciale Hook.f. & Thomson  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesDelphinium glaciale Hook.f. & Thomson 
BibliographyFl. Ind. 1: 53 (1855)
Native Rangec. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude4500-6500m
Descriptionleaves 1-4cm wide, palmatipartite, ultimate segments oblong or triangular, corymb 3-9cm, 2-3-flowered, flowers 3-4cm across, spur conical, 10-14mm long, petals yellow pilose
Size5-10cm
Colorblue-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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