Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium xantholeucum Piper |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 280 (1906) |
Native Range | Washington (Wenatchee Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 150-600m |
Description | leaves orbiculate, 2-6cm wide, subglabrous, pinnate, inflorescence 10-20-flowered, narrowly pyramidal, sepals yellow, glabrous, spur 11-15mm long, petals white |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |