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Aconitum
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

Brazil
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Types

Yellow Bloodleaf, Herbst's Bloodleaf, Standley's Bloodleaf
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

70250
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

11-154-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
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Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.24 cm130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.32 cm80.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Upright

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting, Tip cutting
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

Loam
Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks
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

-
-

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

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Insects, Wildlife
Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IRESINE herbstii
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Bloodleaf Plant
बच्छनाभ

In German

Bloodleaf Pflanze
Eisenhut

In French

Feuillesang Plante
aconit

In Spanish

Planta Sangrienta
acónito

In Greek

Bloodleaf φυτών
monkshood

In Portuguese

Bloodleaf Planta
Aconitum

In Polish

Bloodleaf roślin
tojad

In Latin

Planta Bloodleaf
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Ranunculales

Family

Amaranthaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Iresine
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Gomphreneae
Delphinieae

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae
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Number of Species

70250
1 27800
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Difference Between Bloodleaf and Aconitum

If you are confused whether Bloodleaf 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 Bloodleaf and Aconitum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Bloodleaf are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks, whereas for Aconitum fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Bloodleaf and Aconitum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Bloodleaf and Aconitum

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

Compare Facts of Bloodleaf 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 Bloodleaf 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 Bloodleaf are Pollen 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. Bloodleaf has no showy fruits and Aconitum has no showy fruits. Also Bloodleaf is not flowering and Aconitum is flowering. You can compare Bloodleaf and Aconitum facts and facts of other plants too.