Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium nuttallii A.Gray |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 12: 51 (1887) |
Native Range | Oregon to sw. Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 20-300m |
Description | leaves few, mostly basal, long petiolate, blades 2-6cm wide, bi- to tripinnatipartite or lobate, ultimate segments linear, flowers 3-20, in raceme, lower petals bifid |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | bluish purple, yellowish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Delphinium bicolor var. nuttallii (A.Gray) Huth Delphinium columbianum Greene Delphinium exaltatum var. nuttallii (A.Gray) Huth |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |