Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Bulb
Origin
-
Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southwest Europe
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Accent, Acropolls, Cassata,Dellbes, Flower parade, Hawera
Number of Varieties
25050
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Hillside, Open scrub, River side, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
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
A2, A3, 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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm1.25 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm1.25 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Part sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Black Walnut Toxicity
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, 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, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, 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
Basal rot, Crown rot, Fire, Leaf spot, Scorch, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Double
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
Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis
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
Asthma, Cold, Cough, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
-
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
Narcissus
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Daffodil
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
हलका पीला
In German
Eisenhut
Narzisse
In French
aconit
Jonquille
In Spanish
acónito
Narciso
In Greek
monkshood
ασφόδελος
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Abrótea
In Polish
tojad
żonkil
In Latin
aconitum
Asphodelus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Asparagales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Narcissus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Delphinieae
Narcisseae
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
25050
1
27800
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