Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium menziesii DC. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 1: 355 (1817) |
Native Range | British Columbia to Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | bulbs small, spherical, leaves mostly on stem, bi- or tripinnatipartite, ultimate segments narrowly oblong, flowers 3-20, in raceme, upper petals white or light blue |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous 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 of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Delphinastrum menziesii (DC.) Nieuwl. Delphinium chilliwacenae Greene Delphinium elegans DC. Delphinium menziesii var. fulvum A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Delphinium menziesii var. pauciflorum Huth Delphinium patens Newb. Delphinium pauciflorum Nutt. Delphinium pauperculum Greene Delphinium tricorne ssp. menziesii (DC.) Huth |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |