Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
Europe, Southern Europe
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Types
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Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
10250
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads, Moist Soils, tropical environments, tropical grasslands
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-74-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
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Sunset Zone
Zone 1A
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
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
22.85 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
76.20 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
-
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
Ovate
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Moist
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Transplanting, Vegetative
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Does not require regular watering
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees
Allergy
-
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Borders, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Garland, Showy Purposes
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
DAPHNE cneorum
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Daphne, Garland Flower, Rose Daphne
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
डाफ्ने गुलाब
बच्छनाभ
In German
Daphne Rose
Eisenhut
In French
Rose Daphne
aconit
In Spanish
Daphne Rose
acónito
In Greek
Daphne Rose
monkshood
In Portuguese
Daphne Rose
Aconitum
In Polish
Daphne Rose
tojad
In Latin
Daphne Rose
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Ranunculales
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Daphne
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Delphinieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30250
1
27800
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