Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium caeruleum Jacquem. ex Cambess. |
Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4: 7 (1841) |
Native Range | c. China to Qinghai and c. & e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-5100m |
Description | stem appressed strigose, eglandular, leaves suborbiculate, bi- or tripinnatipartite, ultimate segments linear, flowers 3-4cm in sparse raceme, hirsute, spur suberect, subulate |
Size | 5-80cm |
Color | purple-blue, white |
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 beesianum var. malacotrichum Hand.-Mazz. Delphinium caeruleum f. album W.T.Wang Delphinium grandiflorum var. kunawarense Brühl Delphinium grandiflorum var. tsangense Brühl |
Territory | 3 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) |