Aconitum

Boston Ivy

About Aconitum and Boston Ivy

Aconitum

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Vines

1.3 Origin

Not Available

United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

low mountains

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

130.00 cm10.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

80.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Keep the Soil well drained

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

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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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

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

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

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

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

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

aconit

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Vitales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

25012

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Boston Ivy

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Boston Ivy

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

Aconitum and Boston Ivy Physical Information

Aconitum and Boston Ivy physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Boston Ivy are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Aconitum and Boston Ivy

Care of Aconitum and Boston Ivy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.