Aconitum

Purple Basil

About Aconitum and Purple Basil

Aconitum

Purple Basil

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern 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

gardens, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

11-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

130.00 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

80.00 cm30.48 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Purple, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Loam, Sand, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

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

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

OCIMUM basilicum var. purpurascens

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

Purple Basil

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

बैंगनी तुलसी के पौधे

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

Lila Basilikum Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

aconit

plante de basilic pourpre

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

planta de albahaca morada

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

Μωβ βασιλικό φυτό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

Planta da manjericão roxo

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

Purpurowy bazylia roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Ocimum, herba Purple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Ocimum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Asterids

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Purple Basil

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Purple Basil

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

Aconitum and Purple Basil Physical Information

Aconitum and Purple Basil physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Purple Basil height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Purple Basil are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Purple Basil flower color: Purple, Light Pink and Lavender
Purple Basil leaf color: Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy and Bronze

Care of Aconitum and Purple Basil

Care of Aconitum and Purple Basil include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Purple Basil pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.