Difference between revisions of "Aconitum"
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| name = ''Aconitum'' | | name = ''Aconitum'' | ||
| − | | common_names = | + | | common_names = Aconite, Monkshood |
| − | | growth_habit = | + | | growth_habit = herbaceous |
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | ||
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | ||
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | ||
| − | | poisonous = | + | | poisonous = all parts{{SSN}} |
| − | | lifespan = | + | | lifespan = perennial{{SSN}} |
| − | | exposure = | + | | exposure = full sun, part-shade{{SSN}} |
| − | | water = | + | | water = regular{{SSN}} |
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> | ||
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> | ||
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | ||
| − | | usda_zones = | + | | usda_zones = 3a-10a |
| − | | sunset_zones = | + | | sunset_zones = 1-9, 14-21, 34-45{{SSN}} |
| color = IndianRed | | color = IndianRed | ||
| image = Aconitum variegatum 110807f.jpg | | image = Aconitum variegatum 110807f.jpg | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 26 June 2009
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | [[Lifespan::perennialsn]] |
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| Origin: | ✈ | ? |
| Poisonous: | ☠ | [[Poisonous::all partssn]] |
| Exposure: | ☼ | full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property., [[Exposure::part-shadesn]] |
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| Water: | ◍ | [[Water::regularsn]] |
| Sunset Zones: | [[Sunset zones::1-9, 14-21, 34-45sn]] |
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Aconitum > |
Read about Aconitum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Aconitum. Ranunculaceae. Aconite. Monkshood. Wolfsbane. A group of hardy ornamental, perennial herbs, much used in borders and masses for their showy flowers and effective foliage. Root tuberous, turnip-shaped, or thick-fibrous: st. tall or long, erect, ascending or trailing: lvs. palmately divided or cleft and cut-lobed: fls. large, irregular, showy; sepals 5, the large upper sepal in shape of a hood or helmet; petals 2-5, small; stamens numerous; carpels 3-5, sessile, many-ovuled, forming follicles when ripened. The number of species varies from 18-80, with different botanists. Native in mountain regions of Eu.. Temp. Asia, and 5 in N. Amer. Reichenbach Monographia Generis Aconiti, Leipsic, 1820, 2 vols., folio; Illustratio Specierum Aconiti, Ixnpsic, 1822-7, folio. Many species are planted in European gardens, but only a few have been much used in Amer. The aconitums yield important drugs, although none of them is grown for this purpose in this country. The officinal aconite is derived from the roots of A. Napellus from England and continental Europe. The leaves are also used for medicinal purposes. A. japonicum yields Japanese aconite; A. chinense. the Chinese aconite; and A. ferox the "bish" or Nepaul aconite. The poisonous alkaloid aconitin is secured from A. Napellus, and similar alkaloids from A. ferox, A. luridum and A. palmatum, of India, A. Fischeri, A. Lycoctonum, A. septentrionale. Not all these species are described here, as fhey are not horticultural subjects. These plants present a pleasing contrast to the yellow helianthus and rudbeckias, the white of Phlox paniculata, to Chrysanthemum maximum and Anemone japonica. They are also effective for mixing in on shrub borders. The first season, these herbs do not attain their full perfection. Aconitums should be left undisturbed as long as possible. They will survive the northern winters if kept under a leaf-covering, while for the central part of the country, straw or evergreen boughs are sufficient protection. The following species do well in any garden land, but respond better if given very rich soil. They thrive in open sun, but flowers last longer in shaded places. Aconites should never be planted in or too near the kitchen-garden or the children's garden, as the roots and some of the flowers have a deadly poison. They are suited to the back of the border, as they are tall. Propagation is effected easily by division of roots in either late fall or early spring; also by seeds sown as soon as mature, in warm spring, in the North, the seeds may be started in small seed-beds in the spring and then be transplanted when the seedlings are about 2 inches high. In the Central States and southward, a year is gained by sowing the seed in late summer or early fall. CH
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Species
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Natural hybrids wp:
- Aconitum × austriacum
- Aconitum × cammarum
- Aconitum × hebegynum
- Aconitum × oenipontanum (A. variegatum ssp. variegatum × ssp. paniculatum)
- Aconitum × pilosiusculum
- Aconitum × platanifolium (A. lycoctonum ssp. neapolitanum × ssp. vulparia)
- Aconitum × zahlbruckneri (A. napellus ssp. vulgare × A. variegatum ssp. variegatum)
MoreCH:
Read about Aconitum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Gallery
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Unidentified Aconitum (possibly Aconitum carmichaelii)
Trailing White Monkshood (Aconitum reclinatum)
Southern Blue Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum)
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Aconitum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Aconitum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
