Bishop's Weed

Aconitum

About Bishop's Weed and Aconitum

Bishop's Weed

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Types

Aegopodium podagraria

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

10250

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-154-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

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

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

90.00 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Upright

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand, Well drained

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Rich

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees

Allergy

Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Weather protection

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo

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

Part of Plant Used

Root, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AMMI majus

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Bishop's Weed, Bullwort

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

In Hindi

बिशप निराना

बच्छनाभ

In German

Bischofs Unkraut

Eisenhut

In French

la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque

aconit

In Spanish

biznaga

acónito

In Greek

ζιζανίων επισκόπου

monkshood

In Portuguese

erva daninha do Bispo

Aconitum

In Polish

chwastów biskupa

tojad

In Latin

Episcopi viriditas

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Ranunculales

Family

Apiaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Trachyspermum

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

75250

1 27800

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Properties of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About Bishop's Weed and Aconitum. Bishop's Weed doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also Bishop's Weed does not have fragrant flowers. Bishop's Weed has allergic reactions like Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation and Vomiting and Aconitum has allergic reactions like Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation and Vomiting. 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 Bishop's Weed and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum

Season and care of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum is important to know. While considering everything about Bishop's Weed and Aconitum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bishop's Weed season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Aconitum season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bishop's Weed is Loam, Sand and for Aconitum is Moist while the PH of soil for Bishop's Weed is Neutral and for Aconitum is .

Bishop's Weed and Aconitum Physical Information

Bishop's Weed and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Bishop's Weed height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum are as follows:

Bishop's Weed flower color: White
Bishop's Weed leaf color: Green and Light Green
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum

Care of Bishop's Weed and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bishop's Weed pruning is done Prune after flowering and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Bishop's Weed 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.