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About African Blue Basil and Aconitum

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbs
Flowering Plants, Perennial
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not available
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Hillside, meadows
low mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
4-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
130.00 cm
Rank: 88 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
80.00 cm
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Lavender
Blue, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate
Upright
2.4 Thorns
3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Fall, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Average, Moist
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Bees
Bees
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
constipation, Diarrhea, Headache, Kidney problems, Stomach pain
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OCIMUM 'African Blue'
Aconitum variegatum
7.2 Common Name
African Blue Basil, Hybrid Basil
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
7.2.1 In Hindi
अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी
बच्छनाभ
7.2.2 In German
African Blue Basilikum
Eisenhut
7.2.3 In French
Bleu basilic africaine
aconit
7.2.4 In Spanish
Albahaca azul africana
acónito
7.2.5 In Greek
Αφρικής Μπλε βασιλικό
monkshood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Africano manjericão azul
Aconitum
7.2.7 In Polish
Afrykański Niebieski bazylią
tojad
7.2.8 In Latin
अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी
aconitum
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Lamiales
Ranunculales
8.5 Family
Lamiaceae
Ranunculaceae
8.6 Genus
Ocimum
Aconitum
8.7 Clade
Basal Tricolpates
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Delphinieae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: 51 (Overall)
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Properties of African Blue Basil and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of African Blue Basil and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About African Blue Basil and Aconitum. African Blue Basil doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also African Blue Basil does not have fragrant flowers. African Blue Basil has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Aconitum has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 African Blue Basil and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of African Blue Basil and Aconitum

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

African Blue Basil and Aconitum Physical Information

African Blue Basil and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. African Blue Basil height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of African Blue Basil and Aconitum are as follows:

  • African Blue Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender

  • African Blue Basil leaf color: Purple

  • Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet

  • Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of African Blue Basil and Aconitum

Care of African Blue Basil and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Blue Basil pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer African Blue Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.