Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Perennial
Origin
Not Available
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Not Available
Habitat
low mountains
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8
5-8
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8-5
Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
White, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Leaf Shape
Upright
Lance shaped
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil Type
Average, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Single
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Attracts
Bees
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Asthma
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Cough
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
No
No
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
Yes
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
MAZUS reptans
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Creeping Mazus
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
जीव Mazus
In German
Eisenhut
Creeping Mazus
In French
aconit
Creeping Mazus
In Spanish
acónito
arrastramiento Mazus
In Greek
monkshood
υφέρπουσα Mazus
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Creeping Mazus
In Polish
tojad
Creeping Mazus
In Latin
aconitum
reptilia Alba
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Ranunculales
Scrophulariales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Delphinieae
Mimuleae
Subfamily
Not Available
Mimuloideae
Number of Species
Not Available
Properties of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus
Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Creeping Mazus. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Creeping Mazus 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 Creeping Mazus 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 Creeping Mazus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.
Season and Care of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus
Season and care of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Creeping Mazus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Creeping Mazus season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Creeping Mazus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Aconitum is Not Available and for Creeping Mazus is Neutral.
Aconitum and Creeping Mazus Physical Information
Aconitum and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus are as follows:
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
- Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green
Care of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus
Care of Aconitum and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.