Aconitum

Balloon Flower

About Aconitum and Balloon Flower

Aconitum

Balloon Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Flowering Plants, Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Not Available

China, Eastern Asia, Japan

1.4 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Platycodon grandiflorus Astra series, Platycodon grandiflorus Fuji series, Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi', Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

low mountains

Grassland, Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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130.00 cm

Rank: 88 (Overall)▶

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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80.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

White, Blue, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Cushion

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Divison, Seedlings, Seperation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Bees

Birds

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

Asthma, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

anti-allergy, Antibacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Asthma, Bronchitis, chest congestion, Cold, Cough, Diabetes, improved insulin resistance, Sore throat, Tonsillitis, tuberculosis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

PLATYCODON grandiflorus( Apoyama Group)

7.2 Common Name

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

Balloon Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Balloon flower

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Ballonblume

7.2.3 In French

aconit

balloon Flower

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

globo de planta de flor

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

μπαλόνι εργοστάσιο λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Balão flor planta

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Balon kwiat roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

balloon flos plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Campanulaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Platycodon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Aconitum and Balloon Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Balloon Flower? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Balloon Flower. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Balloon Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Aconitum does not have fragrant flowers. Aconitum has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness and Balloon Flower has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness. 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 Aconitum and Balloon Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Balloon Flower

Season and care of Aconitum and Balloon Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Balloon Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Balloon Flower season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Balloon Flower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Aconitum is Not Available and for Balloon Flower is Acidic.

Aconitum and Balloon Flower Physical Information

Aconitum and Balloon Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Balloon Flower height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Balloon Flower are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Balloon Flower flower color: White, Blue and Pink
Balloon Flower leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Aconitum and Balloon Flower

Care of Aconitum and Balloon Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Balloon Flower pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Balloon Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.