Delphinium elatum

Delphinium elatum is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, 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.

Delphinium elatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Delphinium
Species:
D. elatum
Binomial name
Delphinium elatum

Cultivation

Cultivar series include Magic Fountains,[3] Pacific giant,[4] Dwarf Pacific, New Millennium,[5] and Aurora (six varieties: Blue, Deep Purple, Lavender, Light Blue, Light Purple and White).[6]

The following cultivars have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

  • 'Lord Butler' [7]
  • 'Sungleam'[8]
  • 'Sweethearts' (New Millennium Series)[9]

Chemical

Seven C19-norditerpenoid alkaloids, N-formyl-4,19-secopacinine, iminoisodelpheline, iminodelpheline, iminopaciline, 6-dehydroeladine, elpacidine, and melpheline, can be isolated from Delphinium elatum. [10]

References
  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. Sunset: Delphinium elatum
  3. Royal Horticultural Society
  4. Missouri Botanical Garden
  5. Dowdeswells Delphiniums
  6. Greenhouse Grower
  7. "Delphinium elatum 'Lord Butler'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. "Delphinium 'Sungleam'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. "Delphinium elatum 'Sweethearts' (New Millennium Series)". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. 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. S2CID 9903308. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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