Aconitum

Malabar nut

About Aconitum and Malabar nut

Aconitum

Malabar nut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Not Available

South-Eastern Asia

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

Semi desert, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

130.00 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

80.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

White

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

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

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

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

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

5.12 Allergy

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

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

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, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

Justicia adhatoda

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

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

अडुळसा, अडुसा

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Indisches Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

aconit

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Justicia adhatoda

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Justicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Justicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

250658

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Malabar nut

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Malabar nut

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

Aconitum and Malabar nut Physical Information

Aconitum and Malabar nut physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Aconitum and Malabar nut are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Aconitum and Malabar nut

Care of Aconitum and Malabar nut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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 Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.