Sunflower

Aconitum

About Sunflower and Aconitum

Sunflower

Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

North America

Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

40250

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-104-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

8.50 cm130.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

2.46 cm80.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Upright

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees

Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

Other Uses

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Sunflower

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

In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

बच्छनाभ

In German

Sonnenblume

Eisenhut

In French

Tournesol

aconit

In Spanish

Girasol

acónito

In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

monkshood

In Portuguese

Girassol

Aconitum

In Polish

słonecznik

tojad

In Latin

Helianthus

aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Ranunculales

Family

Asteraceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Heilanthus

Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Heliantheae

Delphinieae

Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Number of Species

70250

1 27800

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Properties of Sunflower and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Aconitum. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Aconitum has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Aconitum

Season and care of Sunflower and Aconitum is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Aconitum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Aconitum season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Aconitum is Moist while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Aconitum is .

Sunflower and Aconitum Physical Information

Sunflower and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Aconitum are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Sunflower and Aconitum

Care of Sunflower and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Sunflower 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.