Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Succulent
Origin
-
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Dudleya brittonii
Dudleya pulverulenta
Dudleya farinosa
Dudleya caespitosa
Dudleya virens
Number of Varieties
25030
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Barren waste areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
White, Yellow, Red, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist
Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs less watering
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
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch, Rodent, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Shade areas
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
DUDLEYA
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Chalk Lettuce
Chalk dudleya
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Dudleya
In German
Eisenhut
Dudleya
In French
aconit
Dudleya
In Spanish
acónito
dudleya
In Greek
monkshood
Dudleya
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Dudleya
In Polish
tojad
Dudleya
In Latin
aconitum
Dudley
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Saxifragales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Dudleya
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Delphinieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25045
1
27800
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