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Elephant Apple
Elephant Apple

Aconitum
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

Southeastern Asia, India, China
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Types

Tropical Fruit Tree
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

10250
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
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Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Spreading
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,370.00 cm80.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory
Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green, Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate
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 Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
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

Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Put diluted fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Susceptible to insect pests and moulds
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent, Expectorant
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Jam, Jelly, used in Indian cuisine in curries
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DILLENIA indica
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

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

In Hindi

Elephant Apple
बच्छनाभ

In German

Elefant von Apple
Eisenhut

In French

Elephant d'Apple
aconit

In Spanish

El elefante de Apple
acónito

In Greek

ελέφαντας της Apple
monkshood

In Portuguese

Elefante da Apple
Aconitum

In Polish

Słoń Jabłko
tojad

In Latin

Elephant Apple
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dilleniales
Ranunculales

Family

Dilleniaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Dillenia
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Delphinieae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1250
1 27800
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Difference Between Elephant Apple and Aconitum

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Importance of Elephant Apple and Aconitum

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Compare Facts of Elephant Apple vs Aconitum

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