Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
-
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
25024
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
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
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Average, Moist
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
-
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
-
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Sikalemen
In German
Eisenhut
Zyklamen
In French
aconit
Cyclamen
In Spanish
acónito
Ciclamen
In Greek
monkshood
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Cíclame
In Polish
tojad
Cyklamen
In Latin
aconitum
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Ranunculales
Ericales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Cyclamen
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Delphinieae
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
-
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
25023
1
27800
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