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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Pescalune on May 28, 2011, 08:25:02 AM

Title: Greek delphinium IDd by John and Oron as D. peregrinum
Post by: Pescalune on May 28, 2011, 08:25:02 AM

This is a mysterious (for me) plant which was found and photographed for identification by an MGS member who lives in Germany and gardens in Greece.
Christina found it in the streets of Milos, it started flowering in May.
I have a hunch it might be a delphinium...
Can you help me?
Many thanks

Jean


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Title: Greek delphinium?
Post by: Alisdair on May 28, 2011, 09:12:44 AM

Jean, Welcome to the Forum; we are honoured to have a Presidential visit!
I think the spur is too long for the common Greek delphinium, D. staphisagria. My bet might be on the larkspur Consolida ajacis (syn. D. ajacis), and it will be interesting to see what better-informed Forum members think!

Title: Re: Greek delphinium?
Post by: oron peri on May 28, 2011, 10:50:43 AM

Difficult to say without seeing a closeup of the flower and the lower leaves.
Any how it is an Annual, might be Delphinium gracile or D. peregrinum.

Title: Re: Greek delphinium?
Post by: John on June 30, 2011, 07:21:16 AM

I have just tried looking this up and I also came to the conclusion that it is Delphinium peregrinum. It has a widespread distribution including most of the islands.

Title: Re: Greek delphinium?
Post by: Pescalune on June 30, 2011, 08:03:30 AM

Thank you, John, for this identification. I'll forward it to the MGS member who sent me the pictures.
Jean

Quote from: John on June 30, 2011, 07:21:16 AM

I have just tried looking this up and I also came to the conclusion that it is Delphinium peregrinum. It has a widespread distribution including most of the islands.