Delphinium elatum

Delphinium elatum is a species of Delphinium known by the common name alpine delphinium or candle larkspur. There are several popular cultivars covering a range of colours from blue and purple to pink, cream, and white, which are grown as ornamental plants. D. elatum is also a source of hybrids. Cultivar series include Magic Fountains, Pacific giant, Dwarf Pacific, New Millennium, and Aurora (six varieties: Blue, Deep Purple, Lavender, Light Blue, Light Purple and White). Seven C19-norditerpenoid alkaloids, N-formyl-4,19-secopacinine, iminoisodelpheline, iminodelpheline, iminopaciline, 6-dehydroeladine, elpacidine, and melpheline, can be isolated from Delphinium elatum. 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. Retrieved 29 April 2015.