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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

-
-

Types

Pyracantha ‘Soleil d’Or’ (Firethorn) Pyracantha ‘Red Column’ (Firethorn) Pyracantha ‘Mohave’ (Firethorn). Pyrancantha ‘Firelight’ Pyracantha ‘Golden Charmer’
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

4250
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Shaded sites, Shady Edge, Woodlands
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
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

180.00 cm130.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm80.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory
Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Red, Orange
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Brown, Bronze
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

Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Fall, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
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

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

General garden fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Moth
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds
Bees

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRACANTHA 'Fiery Cascade'
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

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

In Hindi

firethorn
बच्छनाभ

In German

firethorn
Eisenhut

In French

firethorn
aconit

In Spanish

firethorn
acónito

In Greek

firethorn
monkshood

In Portuguese

firethorn
Aconitum

In Polish

firethorn
tojad

In Latin

Pyracanthae Atalantioidis
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Ranunculales

Family

Rosaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Pyracantha
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae
Delphinieae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

7250
1 27800
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Difference Between Firethorn and Aconitum

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

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Importance of Firethorn and Aconitum

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

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