1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Not Available
South America
1.4 Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
low mountains
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
130.00 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
80.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Red, Magenta
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Average, Moist
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Fungal Diseases, Scale insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Not Available
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Homeopathy
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Animal Feed, Used as firewood
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
Calliandra calothyrsus
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
powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster
7.2.1 In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.2 In German
Eisenhut
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.3 In French
aconit
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.4 In Spanish
acónito
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.5 In Greek
monkshood
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Aconitum
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.7 In Polish
tojad
Calliandra calothyrsus
7.2.8 In Latin
aconitum
Calliandra calothyrsus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Mimosoideae
8.10 Number of Species