Aconitum

Red Elderberry

About Aconitum and Red Elderberry

Aconitum

Red Elderberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Tree

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Canada

Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

2502

0 40000

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Habitat

low mountains

Forest margins, Thickets

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-7

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

130.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

80.00 cm430.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Upright

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Moist

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison

Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Average, Moist

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf spot, Cane Spot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for birds, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Cold, Fever

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Screening / Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

Sambucus racemosa

Common Name

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

Red Elderberry, Red-berried Elderberry

In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

Red Elderberry

In German

Eisenhut

Rote Holunder

In French

aconit

Red sureau

In Spanish

acónito

La baya del saúco roja

In Greek

monkshood

κόκκινο Elderberry

In Portuguese

Aconitum

Red Elderberry

In Polish

tojad

Red Elderberry

In Latin

aconitum

pubens

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Dipsacales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Aconitum

Sambucus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

2507

1 27800

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Properties of Aconitum and Red Elderberry

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Red Elderberry

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

Aconitum and Red Elderberry Physical Information

Aconitum and Red Elderberry physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Red Elderberry height is 370.00 cm and width 430.00 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Red Elderberry are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Red Elderberry flower color: Ivory
Red Elderberry leaf color: Green

Care of Aconitum and Red Elderberry

Care of Aconitum and Red Elderberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Red Elderberry pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.