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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Flowering Plants, Perennial

Origin

-
-

Types

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite

Number of Varieties

18250
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Mountains
low mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
-

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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

Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.50 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

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Blue, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lung shaped
Upright

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering

In Spring

Average Water
Moderate

In Winter

Adequately
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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Powdery mildew, Slugs
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

Coarse
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
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, Provides ground cover
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
Aconitum variegatum

Common Name

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket

In Hindi

Lungwort
बच्छनाभ

In German

Lungenkraut
Eisenhut

In French

pulmonaire
aconit

In Spanish

Lungwort
acónito

In Greek

Lungwort
monkshood

In Portuguese

pulmonária
Aconitum

In Polish

płucnik
tojad

In Latin

Lungwort
aconitum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Ascomycota
Magnoliophyta

Class

Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida

Order

Peltigerales
Ranunculales

Family

Boraginaceae
Ranunculaceae

Genus

Pulmonaria
Aconitum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Boragineae
Delphinieae

Subfamily

Boraginoideae
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Number of Species

18250
1 27800
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Difference Between Lungwort and Aconitum

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

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Importance of Lungwort and Aconitum

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

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