Delphinium ambiguum L.

Dauphinelle d'Ajax (fr), Pied-d'alouette d'Ajax (fr), Dauphinelle des jardins (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Delphinium

Characteristics

Branching annual, 3–7 dm; lvs dissected into narrowly linear segments; fls 2–4 cm wide, variously blue, violet, pink, or white, in an elongate raceme; pet 2, united, with a single spur; ovary 1, densely hairy; follicle hairy, mostly 12–18 mm (including the style). Native of Europe, occasionally escaped from cult. Summer. (D. ajacis, misapplied; Consolida a.)
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal oil ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Delphinium ambiguum world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, India, Iraq, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710392-1
WFO ID wfo-0000639698
COL ID XV6L
BDTFX ID 21793
INPN ID 94569
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Synonyms

Delphinium ambiguum Delphinium obcordatum Consolida ambigua Consolida baluchistanica