Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
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Types
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Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
2250
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
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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
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm130.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
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-
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
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Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
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
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
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
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Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
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breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
Sina
बच्छनाभ
In German
Sina
Eisenhut
In French
Sina
aconit
In Spanish
Sina
acónito
In Greek
Sina
monkshood
In Portuguese
Sina
Aconitum
In Polish
Sina
tojad
In Latin
Sina
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Cactaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Stenocereus
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
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Number of Species
-250
1
27800
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