Delphinium elatum
| Delphinium elatum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. elatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Delphinium elatum L. | |
Delphinium elatum is a species of Delphinium known by the common name alpine delphinium[1] or candle larkspur. There are several popular cultivars covering a range of colours from blue and purple to pink, cream, and white,[2] which are grown as ornamental plants. D. elatum is also a source of hybrids.
Cultivation
Cultivar series include Magic Fountains,[3] Pacific giant,[4] Dwarf Pacific, New Millenium and Aurora (six varieties: Blue, Deep Purple, Lavender, Light Blue, Light Purple and White).[5]
Chemical
Seven C19-norditerpenoid alkaloids, N-formyl-4,19-secopacinine, iminoisodelpheline, iminodelpheline, iminopaciline, 6-dehydroeladine, elpacidine, and melpheline, can been isolated from Delphinium elatum. [6]
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Sunset: Delphinium elatum
- ↑ Royal Horticultural Society
- ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden
- ↑ Greenhouse Grower
- ↑ Chiba, R; Kanazawa, R; Matsuoka, K; Nakata, A; Tosho, Y; Asakawa, E; Suzuki, M; Ikuta, M; Yamashita, H; Wada, K (Jul 2014). "Seven C19-norditerpenoid alkaloids from Delphinium elatum". PLANTA MEDICA 80 (10): 800. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1382523.
Further reading
Kondo, Toru; Chu, Eiichi; Kageyama, Koji (September 2013). "Stem canker and wilt of delphinium caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp delphinii in Japan". Journal of General Plant Pathology 79 (5): 370–373. doi:10.1007/s10327-013-0465-3. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
External links
- The Plant List: Delphinium elatum
- USDA: Delphinium elatum
- Naturegate: Delphinium elatum
- GRIN Species Profile
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