Prairie Dropseed

Aconitum

About Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum

Prairie Dropseed

Aconitum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hay fields

low mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 2

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm130.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm80.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Blue, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Bronze

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Upright

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer

Early Fall, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Average, Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in herbal medicines

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, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

Aconitum variegatum

7.2 Common Name

Prairie Dropseed

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

prairie dropseed

बच्छनाभ

7.2.2 In German

Prärie Dropseed

Eisenhut

7.2.3 In French

prairie dropseed

aconit

7.2.4 In Spanish

dropseed pradera

acónito

7.2.5 In Greek

λιβάδι dropseed

monkshood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pradaria dropseed

Aconitum

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka dropseed

tojad

7.2.8 In Latin

PRATUM grama

aconitum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Sporobolus

Aconitum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Delphinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum

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

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Season and Care of Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum

Season and care of Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum is important to know. While considering everything about Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Prairie Dropseed season is Summer and Fall and Aconitum season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Prairie Dropseed is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Aconitum is Moist while the PH of soil for Prairie Dropseed is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Aconitum is Not Available.

Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum Physical Information

Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum are as follows:

Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Aconitum

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