Aconitum

Firecracker Penstemon

About Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon

Aconitum

Firecracker Penstemon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Southwestern United States, California

1.2 Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Not Available

1.3.2 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

low mountains

Dry areas, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

130.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

80.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

1.7 Plant Color

1.7.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Crimson

1.8.1 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

1.10.1 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

1.10.2 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

1.11.1 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

1.11.2 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

1.11.3 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

1.12 Shape

1.12.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Oblong

1.13 Thorns

✔ ✘

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Summer

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

2.3 Tolerances

Not Available

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

3.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

3.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Insects

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

4.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

4.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

4.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

4.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

4.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

4.11 Attracts

Bees

Hummingbirds

4.12 Allergy

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

Asthma

5 Benefits

5.1 Uses

5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

5.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

5.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

5.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

5.2 Plant Benefits

5.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments

5.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

5.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Used as Ornamental plant

5.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

5.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

6 Scientific Name

6.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

PENSTEMON eatonii

6.2 Common Name

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

Firecracker Penstemon

6.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Firecracker penstemon

6.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Kracher penstemon

6.2.3 In French

aconit

Firecracker penstemon

6.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

Penstemon del petardo

6.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

πυροτέχνημα penstemon

6.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Penstemon do foguete

6.2.7 In Polish

tojad

petarda penstemon

6.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Firecracker Persicaria

7 Classification

7.1 Kingdom

Plantae

7.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

7.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

7.4 Order

Ranunculales

Lamiales

7.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Scrophulariaceae

7.6 Genus

Aconitum

Penstemon

7.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

7.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Not Available

7.9 Subfamily

Not Available

7.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon

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

Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon Physical Information

Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Firecracker Penstemon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Firecracker Penstemon flower color: Crimson
Firecracker Penstemon leaf color: Green

Care of Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon

Care of Aconitum and Firecracker Penstemon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Firecracker Penstemon pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.