Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Delphinium apiculatum Greene |
Bibliography | Pittonia 1: 285 (1889) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 20-800m |
Description | stem leaves petiolate, orbiculate, palmati artite ultimate segments pubescent, linear, inflorescence 5-15-flow raceme, spur straight, 1-2cm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | deep blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | 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 in spring just as young growth commences |
Synonyms | Delphinium emiliae Greene Delphinium subnudum Eastw. Delphinium variegatum ssp. apiculatum (Greene) Ewan Delphinium variegatum var. apiculatum (Greene) Greene Delphinium variegatum f. emiliae (Greene) Ewan Delphinium variegatum var. emiliae (Greene) K.C.Davis Delphinium variegatum f. subnudum (Eastw.) Ewan |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |