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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

South Africa
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Types

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

7250
0 40000
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Habitat

Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
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Sunset Zone

H1, 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

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

365.76 cm130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

182.88 cm80.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory
Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-
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Fruit Color

Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped
Upright

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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, Sand
Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of 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

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used for woodware
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERZELIA lanuginosa
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Buttonbush shrub
बच्छनाभ

In German

Button Strauch
Eisenhut

In French

buttonbush arbuste
aconit

In Spanish

arbusto buttonbush
acónito

In Greek

Buttonbush θάμνος
monkshood

In Portuguese

arbusto Buttonbush
Aconitum

In Polish

Buttonbush krzew
tojad

In Latin

Frutex Buttonbush
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rubiales
Ranunculales

Family

Bruniaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Cephalanthus
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Delphinieae

Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

12250
1 27800
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Difference Between Buttonbush and Aconitum

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

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Importance of Buttonbush and Aconitum

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

Compare Facts of Buttonbush 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 Buttonbush 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 Buttonbush are Toxic 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. Buttonbush has showy fruits and Aconitum has no showy fruits. Also Buttonbush is flowering and Aconitum is flowering. You can compare Buttonbush and Aconitum facts and facts of other plants too.