Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Shrub
Origin
-
Russia/Siberia, China
Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Dwarf Siberian Peashrub, Sutherland Peashrub, Weeping Siberian Peashrub
Number of Varieties
2505
0
40000
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Habitat
low mountains
Forest edges, gully slopes, Open Forest, Riverbanks, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-82-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12
Habit
Upright/Erect
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
130.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
80.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Violet
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Upright
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison
Cuttings, Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Average, Moist
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
blister beetles, Septoria leaf spot, stem decay
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Bees, Hummingbirds
Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Diarrhea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
used as a dye
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Erosion control, Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Cancer, Dysmenorrhea, Gynaecological
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines
Fibre, For making oil, Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used for making informal hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum
CARAGANA arborescens
Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, caragana
In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Siberian peashrub
In German
Eisenhut
Gemeiner Erbsenstrauch
In French
aconit
Caraganier de Sibérie
In Spanish
acónito
Siberian Peashrub
In Greek
monkshood
Siberian Peashrub
In Portuguese
Aconitum
Siberian peashrub
In Polish
tojad
Karagana syberyjska
In Latin
aconitum
Siberian Peashrub
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Fabales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Aconitum
Caragana
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Delphinieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
25025
1
27800
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