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Delphinium denudatum

Delphinium denudatum
Photo: Delonix, CC BY-SA 4.0

Delphinium denudatum is a perennial wildflower from the Himalayas and nearby mountains, grown mainly for its medicinal roots rather than as an ornamental. It is a hardy, cold-climate plant suited to high-altitude conditions.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moist, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; suited to temperate mountain conditions, sheltered from hot summers.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Roots and other parts contain alkaloids related to aconite; the sources note that some Delphinium species are poisonous.
Native range
NE. & E. Afghanistan to W. Himalaya and NW. India
Climate
temperate

About

Delphinium denudatum is a species of wildflower in the genus Delphinium, native to Central Asia.

Where it grows

Delphinium denudatum is found on the outer ranges of western Himalayas of Nepal and in India from Kashmir to Kumaon at a height between 8000 and 12000 feet above sea level.

Uses

It is one of the important drugs used as indigenous medicine in India, especially in Unani medicine. Its vernacular name is Jadwar.

Other Delphinium plants

Doubtful knight's-spur · Consolida armeniaca · Consolida oliveriana · Royal knight's-spur · Anderson's larkspur · Baker's delphinium · Subalpine larkspur · Little larkspur · Musk Larkspur · California larkspur · Delphinium calthifolium · Scarlet larkspur

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Delphinium denudatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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