Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium caucasicum C.A.Mey. |
Bibliography | Verz. Caucasus Pfl.: 200 (1849) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | scree and moraines |
Altitude | 2700-3500m |
Description | stems sparsely hirsute, leaves long petiolate, glabrous, cordate-orbiculate, tripartite, segments ovate, obtuse, incised, flowers 3-4, lobate, spur curvate, sepals hirsute |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Delphinium caucasicum var. hirsutum Regel & Herder Delphinium speciosum var. caucasicum (C.A.Mey.) Huth |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |