Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Tree
Origin
-
China
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Fuyu, Jiro, Gosho, Suruga
Number of Varieties
2502
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-86-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-7
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, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Water usually once a day
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Crown gall, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Birds, Mealybugs, White peach scale
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Abdominal distension, Excessive flatus
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Brightens the skin complexion, For treating wrinkles
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Cosmetics, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
DIOSPYROS kaki
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Sharon Fruit
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
शैरन फल
In German
Eisenhut
Sharon Frucht
In French
aconit
Sharon Fruit
In Spanish
acónito
Sharon Fruit
In Greek
monkshood
Sharon Φρούτα
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Sharon Fruit
In Polish
tojad
Sharon Fruit
In Latin
aconitum
Sharon fructus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Ericales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Ebenaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Diospyros
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Delphinieae
Diospyreae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25030
1
27800
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