1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Not Available
North America
1.4 Types
Aconitum napellus
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, meadows
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.1.1 Fruit Color
Green
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
1.2.1 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Dark Green, Green
1.2.3 Leaf Color in Summer
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Fall
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Not Available
Bright direct sunlight
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.3.1 Type of Soil
Not Available
Dry, Light, Well drained
2.3.2 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Alkaline
2.3.3 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
2.3.4 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
2.3.5 Repeat Bloomer
2.4 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Dry, Light, Well drained
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
Bright direct sunlight
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies
4.12 Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Toxic
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative
Pulmonary afflictions
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
5.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Aconitum
Helianths Annuus
6.2 Common Name
aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket
Sunflower
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
Queen of all Poisons
Tournesol
6.2.4 In Spanish
Queen of all Poisons
Girasol
6.2.5 In Greek
Queen of all Poisons
ηλιοτρόπιο
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Queen of all Poisons
Girassol
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
Queen of all Poisons
Helianthus
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Not Available
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Helianthodeae
7.10 Number of Species