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Aconitum
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About Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

-

Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

250
Rank: 31 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

130.00 cm
Rank: 88 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

80.00 cm
Rank: 87 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Upright

Thorns

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Moist

The pH of Soil

-

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

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

In Hindi

बच्छनाभ

In German

Eisenhut

In French

aconit

In Spanish

acónito

In Greek

monkshood

In Portuguese

Aconitum

In Polish

tojad

In Latin

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

250
Rank: 63 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Aconitum

Want to know the properties of Aconitum? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Aconitum is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Aconitum Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Aconitum Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Aconitum. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Aconitum physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Aconitum

Taking Aconitum Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Aconitum include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Aconitum

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Aconitum is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Aconitum is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.