Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
-
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Lagenaria siceraria
Number of Varieties
2502
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Average, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
Lagenaria siceraria
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
लौकी
In German
Eisenhut
Flaschenkürbis
In French
aconit
Lagenaria siceraria
In Spanish
acónito
Lagenaria siceraria
In Greek
monkshood
Τσότρα
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Cabaça
In Polish
tojad
Tykwa pospolita
In Latin
aconitum
utrem cucurbita
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Cucurbitales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Coccinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Delphinieae
-
Subfamily
-
Papilionoideae
Number of Species
25027
1
27800
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