Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
South America
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Types
Runner Peanuts, Virginia Peanuts, Spanish Peanuts
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
6250
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.72 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Sandy
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer, High amounts of nutrients, Magnesium, 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
Drought
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Bees
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diarrhea, Eczema, Itchiness, Low blood pressure, sneezing, Swelling, Urticaria
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alzheimer’s Disease, Colon Cancer, Coronary diseases, Energy, Fertility, Fights Depression, Gallbladder Diseases, Heart problems, Infections, Minerals, Nerve pain, Regulates Blood Sugar, Stomach Cancer
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
For making oil, Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in salads
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ARACHIS hypogaea
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Peanut
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
मूंगफली
बच्छनाभ
In German
Erdnuss
Eisenhut
In French
Cacahuète
aconit
In Spanish
Maní
acónito
In Greek
Αράπικο φιστίκι
monkshood
In Portuguese
Amendoim
Aconitum
In Polish
Arachid
tojad
In Latin
Peanut
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Arachis
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Dalbergieae
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
1000250
1
27800
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