Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
marginata, sanderiana
Number of Varieties
2501
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-4
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Average, Moist
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Aphids
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Mouth itching, Sore Throat, Throat itching
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
-
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Oil is used in mosquito repellents
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
ARISAEMA dracontium
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Green Dragon
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Arisaema dracontium
In German
Eisenhut
Arisaema dracontium
In French
aconit
Arisaema dracontium
In Spanish
acónito
Arisaema dracontium
In Greek
monkshood
Arisaema dracontium
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Arisaema dracontium
In Polish
tojad
Arisaema dracontium
In Latin
aconitum
Arisaema dracontium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Arales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Araceae
Genus
Aconitum
Arisaema
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Delphinieae
Arisaemateae
Subfamily
-
Aroideae
Number of Species
25060
1
27800
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