Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Epiphyte
Origin
-
South America
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Number of Varieties
250100
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12*10
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
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm33.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Purple, Plum
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Oblovate
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
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
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
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Average, Moist
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial 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
-
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
Hummingbirds
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
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
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Tropical
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
TILLANDSIA cyanea
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Linden's Air Plant, Pink Quill
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Hydrangea
In German
Eisenhut
Hortensie
In French
aconit
Hortensia
In Spanish
acónito
Hortensia
In Greek
monkshood
υδραγεία
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Hortênsia
In Polish
tojad
Hortensja
In Latin
aconitum
Hibiscus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Ranunculales
-
Family
Ranunculaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Aconitum
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Delphinieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
250200
1
27800
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