Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
Southern Asia, Western Asia
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Types
White mulberry, Chinese mulberry, Red mulberry
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
16250
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
600.00 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Gray Green
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees
Allergy
Pollen
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Promotes Healthy Hair
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Wildlife, Windbreak
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Astringent, Homeopathy, Hypoglycaemic, Laxative, Odontalgic, Purgative
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Stem, Wood
Whole plant
Other Uses
Fibre, Used as a dye, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MORUS nigra
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Black Mulberry
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
काले शहतूत के पेड़
बच्छनाभ
In German
Schwarze Maulbeerbaum
Eisenhut
In French
Noir Mulberry Tree
aconit
In Spanish
Negro árbol de mora
acónito
In Greek
Μαύρο Mulberry Tree
monkshood
In Portuguese
Árvore de Mulberry Preto
Aconitum
In Polish
Czarny Mulberry Tree
tojad
In Latin
Niger arbori moro:
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Ranunculales
Family
Moraceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Morus
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Moreae
Delphinieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
16250
1
27800
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