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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Delphinium |
| Species: | D. elatum
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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:-
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
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Sunset: Delphinium elatum
- ^ Royal Horticultural Society
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden
- ^ Dowdeswells Delphiniums
- ^ Greenhouse Grower
- ^ "Delphinium elatum 'Lord Butler'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Delphinium 'Sungleam'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Delphinium elatum 'Sweethearts' (New Millennium Series)". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
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