Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Epiphyte
Origin
-
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Dendrobium nobile
Number of Varieties
2501000
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Deciduous forests, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-811-12
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
24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Multi-Color
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
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Moist
-
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Cuttings, From bulbs, Rhizome division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Average, Moist
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Cut leaves after fall, Prune in flowering season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Red spider mite, Watery soft rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate
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
convulsions, Dermatitis, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Perfumes, Provides herbal hair care, Skin cleanser
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
Analgesic, Antipyretic, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Gallbladder Diseases, Liver Protection
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
For making oil for cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
DENDROBIUM nobile
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Dendrobium, Noble Dendrobium, Sentinel Orchid
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Noble Dendrobium
In German
Eisenhut
Noble Dendrobium
In French
aconit
Dendrobium nobile
In Spanish
acónito
Dendrobium nobile
In Greek
monkshood
Dendrobium nobile
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Nobile Dendrobium
In Polish
tojad
Dendrobium szlachetne
In Latin
aconitum
Nobile Dendrobium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Asparagales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Dendrobium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Delphinieae
Dendrobieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
2501200
1
27800
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