Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

About Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium

Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

gardens, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-6

12 - 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm200.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Blue, Indigo, Lavender, Light Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Bronze, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Light Yellow, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Palmate and toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Heat And Humidity

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High-phosphorous fertilizers used, Organic Flower Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Bacterial leaf spot, fungus, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beautification, Borders, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Styptic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Wood

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for woodware

Used in making blue ink

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Edging, Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CYRILLA racemiflora

Delphinium elatum

7.2 Common Name

Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle

Alpine delphinium, Delphium, Candle larkspur, Siberian larkspur, Musk Larkspur,

7.2.1 In Hindi

Leatherwood

अल्पाइन Delphinium

7.2.2 In German

Leather

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.3 In French

Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.4 In Spanish

Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.5 In Greek

Leatherwood

Alpine Δελφίνιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.7 In Polish

Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

7.2.8 In Latin

Leatherwood

Alpine Delphinium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Cyrillaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyrilla

Delphinium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA300

1 27800

Properties of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium

Wondering what are the properties of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium? We provide you with everything About Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium. Leatherwood doesn't have thorns and Alpine Delphinium doesn't have thorns. Also Leatherwood does not have fragrant flowers. Leatherwood has allergic reactions like Not Available and Alpine Delphinium has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium

Season and care of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium is important to know. While considering everything about Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Leatherwood season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Alpine Delphinium season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Leatherwood is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Alpine Delphinium is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Leatherwood is Acidic, Neutral and for Alpine Delphinium is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium Physical Information

Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium physical information is very important for comparison. Leatherwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Alpine Delphinium height is 200.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium are as follows:

Leatherwood flower color: White
Leatherwood leaf color: Green and Light Green
Alpine Delphinium flower color: Blue, Indigo, Lavender and Light Purple
Alpine Delphinium leaf color: Green

Care of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium

Care of Leatherwood and Alpine Delphinium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Leatherwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Alpine Delphinium pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Leatherwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alpine Delphinium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.