Aconitum

Cornflower

About Aconitum and Cornflower

Aconitum

Cornflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Not Available

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

1.4 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

low mountains

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-82-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

130.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

80.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Oblovate

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

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

Indeterminate

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

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, 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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

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

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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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

CENTAUREA cyanus

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

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Hydrangea

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Hortensie

7.2.3 In French

aconit

Hortensia

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

Hortensia

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

υδραγεία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Hortênsia

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Hortensja

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Hibiscus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Centaurea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Cynareae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Carduoideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Cornflower

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Cornflower

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

Aconitum and Cornflower Physical Information

Aconitum and Cornflower physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Cornflower are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Aconitum and Cornflower

Care of Aconitum and Cornflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.