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Monkshood Aconite

Aconitum carmichaelii

Common Name: Monkshood Aconite
Genus: Aconitum
Species: carmichaelii

The term Aconitum is derived from the Greek for ‘dart’, a reference to how arrows were once dipped in the sap of Monkshood Aconites to improve the arrow’s potential to kill it’s target.

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Category: Perennials

Height: 1.70 m (170 cm)
Spread: 0.60 m (60 cm)

Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: September and October
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue, Purple
Sun/Shade: Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Clay/Heavy
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Makes good cut flowers

All parts of Aconitum carmichaelii are highly poisonous. When working with Monkshood Aconites always consider wearing a pair of gloves and certainly thoroughly wash hands afterwards just in case you have exposed your hands to any sap. The blue-violet hooded flowers are produced on upright flower spikes above leaves that often resemble maple leaves, being lobed with 3-5 ‘fingers’. The flowering period is early autumn. Monkshood Aconites make good cut flowers.