Colchicum

Aconitum

About Colchicum and Aconitum

Colchicum

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Colchicum cupanii, Colchicum alpinum

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

45250

0 40000

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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Rocky areas, Shaded sites, Woodlands

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.60 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Upright

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Winter, Late Winter

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Medium, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water less during winter

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

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

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Bees

Allergy

Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Diarrhea, Diuretic, Rheumatism

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, 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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

COLCHICUM

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Colchicum

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

In Hindi

colchicum

बच्छनाभ

In German

colchicum

Eisenhut

In French

colchique

aconit

In Spanish

Colchicum

acónito

In Greek

Colchicum

monkshood

In Portuguese

Colchicum

Aconitum

In Polish

Colchicum

tojad

In Latin

Colchicum

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales

Ranunculales

Family

Liliaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Colchicum

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Wurmbaeiodeae

Number of Species

160250

1 27800

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Properties of Colchicum and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of Colchicum and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About Colchicum and Aconitum. Colchicum doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also Colchicum does not have fragrant flowers. Colchicum has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting and Aconitum has allergic reactions like Kidney Disease, Low blood pressure, Stomach pain, Toxic 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 Colchicum and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Colchicum and Aconitum

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

Colchicum and Aconitum Physical Information

Colchicum and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Colchicum height is 7.60 cm and width 7.60 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Colchicum and Aconitum are as follows:

Colchicum flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Colchicum leaf color: Green
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Colchicum and Aconitum

Care of Colchicum and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Colchicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove shoots and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Colchicum needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.