1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Not Available
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
1.4 Types
Aconitum napellus
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, meadows
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Compound
Oval to egg shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Not Available
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
reseeds
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
use all-purpose fertilizers
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Toxic
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Aconitum
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
7.2 Common Name
aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Eisenhut
Wilde Snapdragon
7.2.3 In French
Queen of all Poisons
Snapdragon sauvage
7.2.4 In Spanish
Queen of all Poisons
Salvaje Snapdragon
7.2.5 In Greek
Queen of all Poisons
άγρια Snapdragon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Queen of all Poisons
Selvagem Snapdragon
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Queen of all Poisons
Phlox Ferae
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ranunculales
Scrophulariales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
Scrophulariaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Delphinieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Scrophularioideae
8.10 Number of Species