Aconitum

Blue Flax

About Aconitum and Blue Flax

Aconitum

Blue Flax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

low mountains

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 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

130.00 cm45.72 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

80.00 cm45.72 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Blue, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral, Alkaline

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, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

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

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

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

Cyanide poisoning

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

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

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

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

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

LINUM perenne

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

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Blue Flax Plant

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Blaue Flachspflanze

7.2.3 In French

aconit

Bleu lin Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

Planta de lino azul

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Planta do linho azul

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Niebieski roślin lnu

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Blue linum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Linales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Linaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Linum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Blue Flax

Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Blue Flax? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Blue Flax. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Blue Flax 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 Blue Flax 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 Blue Flax and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Blue Flax

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

Aconitum and Blue Flax Physical Information

Aconitum and Blue Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Blue Flax are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Aconitum and Blue Flax

Care of Aconitum and Blue Flax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.