Bittersweet

Aconitum

About Bittersweet and Aconitum

Bittersweet

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vines

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

Africa, South America, Southeast Asia

Types

Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

50250

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Habitat

All sorts of environments

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-124-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

3,050.00 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Round with toothed margin

Upright

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Winter

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf rust, Thripes

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Sun

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds

Bees

Allergy

Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic

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

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, 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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Celastrus orbiculatus

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet

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

In Hindi

Asian bittersweet

बच्छनाभ

In German

Rundblättriger Baumwürger

Eisenhut

In French

Asian bittersweet

aconit

In Spanish

Asian bittersweet

acónito

In Greek

Asian bittersweet

monkshood

In Portuguese

Asian bittersweet

Aconitum

In Polish

Dławisz okrągłolistny

tojad

In Latin

Asian bittersweet

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Ranunculales

Family

Celastraceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Celastrus

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Celastroideae

Number of Species

40250

1 27800

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Properties of Bittersweet and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of Bittersweet and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About Bittersweet and Aconitum. Bittersweet doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also Bittersweet does not have fragrant flowers. Bittersweet has allergic reactions like Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash and Vomiting and Aconitum has allergic reactions like Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash 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 Bittersweet and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bittersweet and Aconitum

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

Bittersweet and Aconitum Physical Information

Bittersweet and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Bittersweet height is 3,050.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Bittersweet and Aconitum are as follows:

Bittersweet flower color: Light Green, Light Yellow and Yellow green
Bittersweet leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Bittersweet and Aconitum

Care of Bittersweet and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bittersweet pruning is done Remove dead branches and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Bittersweet 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.