Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium yuanum F.H.Chen |
Bibliography | Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., n.s., 1: 176 (1948) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2600-2800m |
Description | leaves 4-6cm wide, palmatisect, ultimate segments narrowly ovate, raceme 10-16cm, sparsely 3-5-flowered, spur subulate, ca. 1cm long, sepals densely appressed strigose |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Delphinium dolichocentrum W.T.Wang Delphinium obcordatilimbum var. minus W.T.Wang Delphinium yanwaense W.T.Wang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |