Purple Basil

Aconitum

About Purple Basil and Aconitum

Purple Basil

Aconitum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

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

gardens, Wet lands

low mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm130.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm80.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Light Pink, Lavender

Blue, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Upright

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand, Well drained

Moist

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Fall, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Average, Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

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

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OCIMUM basilicum var. purpurascens

Aconitum variegatum

7.2 Common Name

Purple Basil

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

बैंगनी तुलसी के पौधे

बच्छनाभ

7.2.2 In German

Lila Basilikum Pflanze

Eisenhut

7.2.3 In French

plante de basilic pourpre

aconit

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de albahaca morada

acónito

7.2.5 In Greek

Μωβ βασιλικό φυτό

monkshood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta da manjericão roxo

Aconitum

7.2.7 In Polish

Purpurowy bazylia roślin

tojad

7.2.8 In Latin

Ocimum, herba Purple

aconitum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Ocimum

Aconitum

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Delphinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Purple Basil and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of Purple Basil and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About Purple Basil and Aconitum. Purple Basil doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also Purple Basil does not have fragrant flowers. Purple Basil has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash and Vomiting and Aconitum has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash 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 Purple Basil and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Purple Basil and Aconitum

Season and care of Purple Basil and Aconitum is important to know. While considering everything about Purple Basil and Aconitum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Purple Basil season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Aconitum season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Purple Basil is Loam, Sand, Well drained and for Aconitum is Moist while the PH of soil for Purple Basil is Neutral and for Aconitum is Not Available.

Purple Basil and Aconitum Physical Information

Purple Basil and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Basil height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Basil and Aconitum are as follows:

Purple Basil flower color: Purple, Light Pink and Lavender
Purple Basil leaf color: Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy and Bronze
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Basil and Aconitum

Care of Purple Basil and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Basil pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Purple Basil 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.