Mexican Hat

Queen of all Poisons

About Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons

Mexican Hat

Queen of all Poisons

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

Aconitum napellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA250

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Damp shady woods, meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-1012-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

12-10

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

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

reseeds

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Do not let dry out between waterings

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

poisonous if ingested, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic

Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

Aconitum

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

बच्छनाभ

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Eisenhut

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

Queen of all Poisons

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

Tojad

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

Queen of all Poisons

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Aconitum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Delphinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons

Season and care of Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons is important to know. While considering everything about Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mexican Hat season is Summer and Queen of all Poisons season is Summer. The type of soil for Mexican Hat is Loam, Sand and for Queen of all Poisons is Not Available while the PH of soil for Mexican Hat is Neutral and for Queen of all Poisons is Not Available.

Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Queen of all Poisons height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Queen of all Poisons flower color: Yellow
Queen of all Poisons leaf color: Not Available

Care of Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons

Care of Mexican Hat and Queen of all Poisons include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Queen of all Poisons pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Queen of all Poisons needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.