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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Tree
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

-
-

Types

Ornamental
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

180250
0 40000
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Habitat

Lake Sides, limestone outcrops, Scrubs, Woods
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-74-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
-

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
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

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

670.00 cm80.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink
Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Purple, Dark Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Bronze
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange, Burgundy, Orange Red
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrowly obovate
Upright

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees

Allergy

-
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, small hedge
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antitussive, Depurative, Haemostatic, Pectoral
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Cottage garden, Flower borders
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Aster amellus
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Aster
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

In Hindi

एस्टर
बच्छनाभ

In German

Astern
Eisenhut

In French

Aster
aconit

In Spanish

Aster
acónito

In Greek

αστήρ
monkshood

In Portuguese

Aster
Aconitum

In Polish

aster
tojad

In Latin

Aster
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Ranunculales

Family

Asteraceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Aster
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Astereae
Delphinieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

180250
1 27800
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Difference Between Aster and Aconitum

If you are confused whether Aster or Aconitum 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 Aster and Aconitum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Aster are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Aconitum fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Aster and Aconitum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Aster and Aconitum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Aster and Aconitum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Aster and Aconitum 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 Aster is anti-inflammatory, Antitussive, Depurative, Haemostatic and Pectoral whereas of Aconitum is Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain and Wounds. Aster has beauty benefits as follows: while Aconitum has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Aster vs Aconitum

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 Aster vs Aconitum 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 Aster are whereas of Aconitum have breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Aster has showy fruits and Aconitum has no showy fruits. Also Aster is not flowering and Aconitum is flowering. You can compare Aster and Aconitum facts and facts of other plants too.