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Delphinium caeruleum Jacquem. ex Cambess.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesDelphinium caeruleum Jacquem. ex Cambess. 
BibliographyVoy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4: 7 (1841)
Native Rangec. China to Qinghai and c. & e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2100-5100m
Descriptionstem appressed strigose, eglandular, leaves suborbiculate, bi- or tripinnatipartite, ultimate segments linear, flowers 3-4cm in sparse raceme, hirsute, spur suberect, subulate
Size5-80cm
Colorpurple-blue, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring just as young growth commences
SynonymsDelphinium beesianum var. malacotrichum Hand.-Mazz.
Delphinium caeruleum f. album W.T.Wang
Delphinium grandiflorum var. kunawarense Brühl
Delphinium grandiflorum var. tsangense Brühl
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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