Aconitum

Peony

About Aconitum and Peony

Aconitum

Peony

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

25030

0 40000

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Habitat

low mountains

Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

130.00 cm76.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

80.00 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Upright

Compound

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Moist

Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Ants

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

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

Peony

In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Peony

In German

Eisenhut

Pfingstrose

In French

aconit

Pivoine

In Spanish

acónito

Peonía

In Greek

monkshood

παιωνία

In Portuguese

Aconitum

Peônia

In Polish

tojad

Piwonia

In Latin

aconitum

AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Aconitum

Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

25030

1 27800

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Properties of Aconitum and Peony

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Peony

Season and care of Aconitum and Peony is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Peony Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Peony season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Peony is Loamy while the PH of soil for Aconitum is and for Peony is Neutral.

Aconitum and Peony Physical Information

Aconitum and Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Peony are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Aconitum and Peony

Care of Aconitum and Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.