Delphinium elatum L., Sp. Pl. 531 1753 (Syn: Delphinastrum elatum (L.) Spach; Delphinastrum hybridum (L.) Spach; Delphinastrum urceolatum (Jacq.) Nieuwl.; Delphinium alopecuroides R.Hogg; Delphinium alpinum Waldst. & Kit. .; Delphinium atropurpureum Pall.; Delphinium belladonna (Kelway) Bergmans; Delphinium clusianum Host; Delphinium cryophilum Nevski; Delphinium davuricum Georgi; Delphinium elatum var. belladonna Kelway ……; Delphinium gratum Hoffmanns.; Delphinium hirsutum Pers.; Delphinium hybridum L.; Delphinium intermedium Aiton; Delphinium kioviense Besser ex Nyman; Delphinium mixtum Loisel.; Delphinium speciosum Janka ex Nyman [Invalid]; Delphinium tauricum Pall. ex M.Bieb.; Delphinium tiroliense A.Kern. ex Dalla Torre; Delphinium urceolatum Jacq.);
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European Mountains to Mongolia: Altay, Austria, Belarus, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North European Russi, Poland, Romania, South European Russi, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: British Columbia, Denmark, Finland, Manitoba, Norway, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Wisconsin as per POWO;
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N- & C-European Russia, Estonia (I), Lithuania (I), Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Siberia (W-Siberia, C-Siberia), Kazakhstan, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Switzerland, Croatia, Serbia & Kosovo, Poland, Romania, Java (I), Bhutan (I), Alaska (I), USA (I) (Michigan (I), Wisconsin (I)), Canada (I) (British Columbia (I), Manitoba (I), New Brunswick (I), Saskatchewan (I)), Colombia (I) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Delphinium elatum from IARI-Delhi
Common Garden Ornamental

Beautiful!
Delphinium:
Distinguished by its irregular flowers. Symmetry in 1 plane only.
5 coloured petals
uppermost with a backward projecting spur, and 4 shorter inner petals. upper two forming nectar secreting spurs which are inserted in the outer spur.

Is this the hybrid form of Delphinium elatum often referred to as Purple Passion ? (Romence Gardens)



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SK1353 05 AUG 2018 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)- around 500 kb each.
Location: Nagarkot, Nepal
Altitude : 6000 ft.
Date: 18 July 2018
Habit : Cultivated
Aconitum.. ??? Delphinium …???

Delphinium elatum Purple Passion ??




Delphinium elatum ‘Morning Sunrise’ from California-GS30012021-3: 2 images.
Delphinium elatum
Cultivar  ‘Morning Sunrise’
A cultivar from Highlander group often labelled as ‘Highlander Morning Sunrise’ with large double white flowers with green centre, grown at Tahoe, photographed from Tahoe, 5-8-2017


References:
https://www.ballseed.com/PlantInfo/?phid=022105786025459
https://www.ballyrobertgardens.com/products/delphinium-highlander-morning-sunrise
https://www.perennials.com/plants/delphinium-morning-sunrise.html


 



Delphinium elatum from California-GS30012021-1: 2 images.
Delphinium elatum
Photographed from Regan Nursery, Fremont California, 14-4-2019


 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1 India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora  Wikipedia  Dave’s Garden  Fine gardening 

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