Virginia Creeper

Aconitum

About Virginia Creeper and Aconitum

Virginia Creeper

Aconitum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vines

Flowering Plants, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Central North America, Eastern Mexico, Eastern North America, Eastern United States, Southeastern 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

Brushlands, Chaparral, open Woodlands, Riverbanks, shaded woods, Stream side

low mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-84-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,500.00 cm130.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,200.00 cm80.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Blue, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Blue

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purplish Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Upright

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Late Summer

Fall, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sandy

Moist

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Early Fall, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Ample Water

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Moist, Sandy

Average, Moist

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in late summer or fall

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Black Vine Weevil, Caterpillars, Flea Beetles, Leaf eating pests, Leaf Hoppers, Scale

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Birds

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Bloody vomiting, Diarrhea, dilation of pupils, drowsiness, Headache, Nausea, Skin irritation, Sweating, Toxic, Twitching of face, Weak pulse

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

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Cough, Diarrhea, Expectorant

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Root, Sap

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

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

Vine, Wall

Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Aconitum variegatum

7.2 Common Name

Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger

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

वर्जीनिया लता

बच्छनाभ

7.2.2 In German

Selbstkletternde Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

Eisenhut

7.2.3 In French

vigne vierge vraie, vigne vierge à cinq folioles, vigne vierge de Virginie

aconit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Parra Virgen, Viña virgen y Enredadera de Virginia

acónito

7.2.5 In Greek

αναρριχητικό φυτό της Βιρτζίνια

monkshood

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Virginia Creeper

Aconitum

7.2.7 In Polish

winobluszcz

tojad

7.2.8 In Latin

Virginia creeper

aconitum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rhamnales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Vitaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Parthenocissus

Aconitum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Delphinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA250

1 27800

Properties of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum

Wondering what are the properties of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum? We provide you with everything About Virginia Creeper and Aconitum. Virginia Creeper doesn't have thorns and Aconitum doesn't have thorns. Also Virginia Creeper does not have fragrant flowers. Virginia Creeper has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Bloody vomiting, Diarrhea, dilation of pupils, drowsiness, Headache, Nausea, Skin irritation, Sweating, Toxic, Twitching of face and Weak pulse and Aconitum has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Bloody vomiting, Diarrhea, dilation of pupils, drowsiness, Headache, Nausea, Skin irritation, Sweating, Toxic, Twitching of face and Weak pulse. 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 Virginia Creeper and Aconitum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum

Season and care of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum is important to know. While considering everything about Virginia Creeper and Aconitum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Virginia Creeper season is Late Summer and Aconitum season is Late Summer. The type of soil for Virginia Creeper is Loam, Sandy and for Aconitum is Moist while the PH of soil for Virginia Creeper is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Aconitum is Not Available.

Virginia Creeper and Aconitum Physical Information

Virginia Creeper and Aconitum physical information is very important for comparison. Virginia Creeper height is 1,500.00 cm and width 1,200.00 cm whereas Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm. The color specification of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum are as follows:

Virginia Creeper flower color: Not Available
Virginia Creeper leaf color: Green and Purplish Green
Aconitum flower color: Blue and Violet
Aconitum leaf color: Green

Care of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum

Care of Virginia Creeper and Aconitum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Virginia Creeper pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots and Prune in late summer or fall and Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Virginia Creeper needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.