1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Perennial
1.3 Origin
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Not Available
1.4 Types
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
low mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
120.00 cm130.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm80.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Fall, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Average, Moist
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Molinia caerulea
Aconitum variegatum
7.2 Common Name
purple moor-grass
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
pourpre lande-grass
aconit
7.2.4 In Spanish
púrpura amarra-hierba
acónito
7.2.5 In Greek
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
monkshood
7.2.6 In Portuguese
purple moor-grass
Aconitum
7.2.7 In Polish
fioletowy Moor-trawa
tojad
7.2.8 In Latin
Maurus herba-purpura,
aconitum
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Delphinieae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species