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Aconitum napellus
Garden Monkshood, Helmet Flower, Turk's Cap
Tall, showy stalks of helmet-shaped flowers rise above the palm-like foliage. Flowers come in blue, purple, white or yellow.

 


Aconitum ferox Wallich ex Ser.
Nombres relacionados: Acónito de la India (castellano), Acónito de Nepal (castellano), Aconitum deinorhizum (similar), Bikh (hindi), Bis (hindi), Maurabikh (hindi), Mithazabar (hindi), Mohra (hindi), ...

Aconitums toxic properties are well known throughout the ages, as far back as ancient times in Asia and Europe.

Aconitum henryi
Scientific Name: Aconitum henryi E.Pritz.
Synonym:
Family: Ranunculaceae ...

Aconitum carmichaelii
( Arendsii Monkshood )
Erect perennial with beautiful hooded, deep blue flowers borne on racemes in late summer to early autumn. Foliage is dark green, highly divided and glossy. May need staking in windy sites.

Aconitum columbianum (Monkshood)
Synonym: Helleboraceae (Hellebore Family). Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
Subalpine. Woodlands, meadows, wetlands. Summer.
Pass Creek Trail, Engineer Mountain, August 2, 2005.

Aconitum napellus subsp. vulgare 'Carneum'
also known as Aconitum napellus 'Carneum' - Common monkshood, Monkshood, Wolf's bane
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Aconitum carmichaelii
Genus: Aconitum
Species: carmichaelii
The term Aconitum is derived from the Greek for 'dart', ...

Aconitum carmichaeli is the Azure or Chinese Monkshood. It was formerly called A. fischeri after Friedrich Ernst Ludwig Fischer (1782‚1854), who was the director of the botanic garden in St. Petersburg.

Aconitum plants do well in shade and one species of the plant will grow to approx. 5 ft. They also die back in the winter so it is important to note where they are in the garden and anticipate their return in spring.
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Aconitum species
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Stratify seed for 6 weeks, light needed to germinate, sow just covered; or sow seed when ripe, in early fall, into well-drained soil. Germination is unpredictable and can take a year or more.

Aconitum napellus (Blue Monkshood)
Cool, moist, well-drained, mulched sites. These tall, sturdy perennials do not need staking. 4-5 feet in height. Bloom from late July to frost. Part shade.

Aconitum sp.
Family: Ranunculaceae
Monkshood, Wolfsbane
Different Aconitum species (and their varieties) scattered across temperate regions of globe.

Aconitum - Monk's Hood
Astilbe - does really well in damp conditions
Anemone japonica
Bergenia
Brunnera - similar to Myosotis. Blue flowers show up well in this situation.
Caltha palustris - the Marsh Marigold or Marsh Buttercup ...

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Adiantum raddianum - Maidenhair Fern
Aegopodium podagaria--Goutweed, Bishop's Weed ...

ACONITUM Often called Monkshood. Looks something like a delphinium, grows 1 to 2 m high (3 to 6 ft) high according to variety. Blue flowers. In season from July to September. My favourite, Spak's variety, a deep blue, 1.5 m (5 ft).

Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii'
Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'
Arabis caucasica 'Snowcap'
Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke'
Aster 'Schneegitter'
Baptisia australis
Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips' ...

Aconitum columbianum. Monkshood.
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Delphinium bicolor. Larkspur Delphinium. Tobacco Root Mountains. Pony, Montana.

Aconitum carmichaelii (Perennial Chinese Monkshood)
(aka: A. incisofidum CY T-441/04) Since the statute of limitations has expired, I'll publicly admit to Aconitum genocide.

Aconitum napellus
3 ft.
Divided Dark green foliage, spikes of dark blue, purple or white flowers ...

Aconite - Aconitum
Alder - Alnus
Black Alder - Alnus glutinosa, Ilex verticillata
Common Alder - Alnus glutinosa
False Alder - Ilex verticillata
Gray Alder - Alnus incana
Speckled Alder - Alnus incana
Striped Alder - Ilex verticillata ...

Monkshood: Aconitum cammarum 'Newry Blue'; A. carmichaelii 'Barkers Variety' (amethyst blue); A. henryi 'Sparks Variety' (deep blue) and 'Bicolor' (white and blue); A. napellus (dark blue) ...

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Perennials - aconitum, golden alyssum, arabis, armeria, coreopsis, dianthus, dictamnus, gaillardia, helenium, hemerocallis, heuchera, iris, lupine, lychnis, rudbeckia, sedum and veronica.

[Plate 8] Helmet " A hood-shaped organ, usually a petal, best exemplified in the genus Aconitum. Herb " A non-woody, non-grass-like plant. Herbaceous " Not woody. Herbage " Referring to green leaves and shoots.

Aconitum (Monkshood) - poisonous; irritant to and via the skin
Actaea section Actaea (Baneberry) - poisonous; irritant to and via the skin
Aesculus (Horse chestnut) - somewhat poisonous ...

Apocynum, the Latin for "dog bane", the name given the Eurasian species Aconitum lycoctonum, known today as Purple Wolfsbane; from the Greek apokunon (apokunon), also "dog bane", applied to Marsdenia erecta, ...

Delphinium or Larkspur are closely related to Monkshoots (Aconitum spp.). The genus covers annuals as well as biannual and perennial species with sometimes very tall, most ornamental flower spikes above a basal rosette of divided leaves.

The cultivar name 'Aconitifolium' refers to the fact that its ferny foliage resembles that of monkshood (Aconitum). This beautiful tree makes a great specimen plant and is very hardy.

Aconite - monkshood, or wolfsbane, any of several species of the genus Aconitum of the family Ranunculaceae hardy perennial plants of the north temperate zone, growing wild or cultivated ...

Die meisten Arten enthalten Alkaloide und sind deshalb mehr oder weniger giftig, z.B. Hahnenfuß (Ranunculus acer ), Eisenhut (Aconitum napellus ) und Adonisröschen (Adonis vernalis , Herzglycoside).
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Aconitifolium: the leaves have an appearance similar to the fern-like leaves of the genus Aconitum (Monkshood).

- Part of the flower of Aconite (Aconitum Napellus), showing two irregular horn-like petals (p) supported on grooved stalks (o). These serve as nectaries. s, the whorl of stamens inserted on the thalamus and surrounding the pistil.

fibrous; bark thin; wood, thick, in alternate porous, yellowish and black transverse wedges, and the rhizome has a circular pith. It has a faint aromatic smell, with a sweetish taste, leaving a tingling sensation in the mouth not unlike Aconitum ...

See also: Monkshood, May, Green, Aster, Rose