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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Herbs
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

-
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Types

Topeka Purple Coneflower, Pale Purple Coneflower
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

30250
0 40000
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Habitat

open Woodlands, Roadsides
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-104-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
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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
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

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.60 cm130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm80.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold, Chocolate
Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Upright

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Rocky Soil
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Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Well drained
Average, Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Rocky Soil
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
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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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
Bees

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash, Vomiting
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Versatility, Very little waste
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cold, Ear ache, Eczema, Eye Problems, Headache, Migraines, Urinary tract problems
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RUDBECKIA 'Tigereye'
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Coneflower, TigerEye Black-eyed Susan, TigerEye Coneflower
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

In Hindi

coneflower
बच्छनाभ

In German

Sonnenhut
Eisenhut

In French

coneflower
aconit

In Spanish

equinácea
acónito

In Greek

coneflower
monkshood

In Portuguese

Coneflower
Aconitum

In Polish

jeżówka
tojad

In Latin

coneflower
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Echinodermata
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales
Ranunculales

Family

Asteraceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Echinacea
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Heliantheae
Delphinieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae
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Number of Species

9250
1 27800
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Difference Between Coneflower and Aconitum

If you are confused whether Coneflower 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 Coneflower and Aconitum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Coneflower are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring and organic fertlizers, whereas for Aconitum fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Coneflower and Aconitum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Coneflower and Aconitum

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

Compare Facts of Coneflower 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 Coneflower 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 Coneflower are Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash and Vomiting 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. Coneflower has no showy fruits and Aconitum has no showy fruits. Also Coneflower is not flowering and Aconitum is flowering. You can compare Coneflower and Aconitum facts and facts of other plants too.