Aconitum

Southern Wood Fern

About Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern

Aconitum

Southern Wood Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

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

Cliffs, Forests, Rocky areas, Slopes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

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 cm76.20 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

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Upright

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Bulbs, Rhizome division, Tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Average, Moist

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Butterflies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

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

Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

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

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

DRYOPTERIS ludoviciana

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

Southern wood fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

southern wood fern

7.2.2 In German

Eisenhut

südlichen Holz fern

7.2.3 In French

aconit

sud dryoptéride

7.2.4 In Spanish

acónito

helecho de madera sur

7.2.5 In Greek

monkshood

νότια φτέρη ξύλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Aconitum

samambaia de madeira do sul

7.2.7 In Polish

tojad

południowej drewna paproci

7.2.8 In Latin

aconitum

Fern australi

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Aconitum

Dryopteris

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Delphinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern

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

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern

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

Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern Physical Information

Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Southern Wood Fern height is 76.20 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern are as follows:

Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green
Southern Wood Fern flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Southern Wood Fern leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern

Care of Aconitum and Southern Wood Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Southern Wood Fern pruning is done 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 Southern Wood Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.