Aconitum

Chinese Chestnut

About Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut

Aconitum

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

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China, Korea

1.4 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

low mountains

disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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130.00 cm

Rank: 88 (Overall)▶

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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80.00 cm

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Adequately

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

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5.12 Allergy

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

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

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, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

CASTANEA mollissima

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

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

aconit

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

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Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut

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

Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut

Care of Aconitum and Chinese Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Chinese Chestnut pruning is done 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 Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water.