Lungwort

Aconitum

About Lungwort and Aconitum

Lungwort

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

Types

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

18250

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Mountains

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-4

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.50 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lung shaped

Upright

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Drought Tolerant

Lots of watering

In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

In Winter

Adequately

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Powdery mildew, Slugs

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

Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

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

Allergy

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, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

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

In Hindi

Lungwort

बच्छनाभ

In German

Lungenkraut

Eisenhut

In French

pulmonaire

aconit

In Spanish

Lungwort

acónito

In Greek

Lungwort

monkshood

In Portuguese

pulmonária

Aconitum

In Polish

płucnik

tojad

In Latin

Lungwort

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Ascomycota

Magnoliophyta

Class

Ascomycetes

Magnoliopsida

Order

Peltigerales

Ranunculales

Family

Boraginaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Pulmonaria

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Boragineae

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Boraginoideae

Number of Species

18250

1 27800

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Properties of Lungwort and Aconitum

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

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Season and Care of Lungwort and Aconitum

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

Lungwort and Aconitum Physical Information

Lungwort and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Lungwort and Aconitum are as follows:

Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Lungwort and Aconitum

Care of Lungwort and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lungwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately. Whereas, in summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.