Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
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Types
Cornus controversa
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
1250
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering during dry weather
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees
Allergy
-
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiphlogistic
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORNUS controversa
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
Wedding Cake Tree
बच्छनाभ
In German
Hochzeitstorte Baum
Eisenhut
In French
Gâteau de mariage Arbre
aconit
In Spanish
Pastel de bodas del árbol
acónito
In Greek
Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο
monkshood
In Portuguese
Árvore do bolo de casamento
Aconitum
In Polish
Wedding Cake Drzewo
tojad
In Latin
MUSTACEUM ligno
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Ranunculales
Family
Cornaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Cornus
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Cornoideae
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Number of Species
3250
1
27800
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