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Aconitum
Aconitum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Perennial
Vegetable

Origin

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Central America, Mexico

Types

Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Slicing, Pickling and burpless

Number of Varieties

2503
0 40000
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Habitat

low mountains
Floodplains, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-87-8
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
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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

130.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

80.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Violet
Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Upright
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Summer
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Moist
Loam

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Bacteria wilt, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Cold climate

Facts

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
Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Throat itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation, Rich in Iron

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used in herbal medicines
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aconitum variegatum
MELOTHRIA scabra

Common Name

Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Mexican Sour Gherkins, cucamelon

In Hindi

बच्छनाभ
Mousemelon

In German

Eisenhut
Maus Melone

In French

aconit
Mousemelon

In Spanish

acónito
Mousemelon

In Greek

monkshood
πεπόνι ποντίκι

In Portuguese

Aconitum
melão rato

In Polish

tojad
mysz melona

In Latin

aconitum
mouse melon

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales
Cucurbitales

Family

Ranunculaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Aconitum
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Delphinieae
Melothrieae

Subfamily

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Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

25050
1 27800
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Difference Between Aconitum and Mouse Melon

If you are confused whether Aconitum or Mouse Melon are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Aconitum and Mouse Melon Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Aconitum are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Mouse Melon fertilizers required are Compost and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Aconitum and Mouse Melon if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Aconitum and Mouse Melon

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Aconitum and Mouse Melon. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Aconitum and Mouse Melon as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Aconitum is Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain and Wounds whereas of Mouse Melon is Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Fiber, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation and Rich in Iron. Aconitum has beauty benefits as follows: while Mouse Melon has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Aconitum vs Mouse Melon

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Aconitum vs Mouse Melon and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Aconitum are breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness whereas of Mouse Melon have Throat itching and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Aconitum has no showy fruits and Mouse Melon has showy fruits. Also Aconitum is flowering and Mouse Melon is not flowering . You can compare Aconitum and Mouse Melon facts and facts of other plants too.