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Plant details
Monkshood are tall, stately plants with densely filled spires of large hooded flowers, azure-blue in the variety 'Arendsii'. From a distance they are easily mistaken for delphiniums, except that they flower several months later and are perfectly timed to fill the seasonal slump after the main bulk of summer perennials are over. Monkshood teams well with Japanese anemones to give the border a new lease of life well into autumn. Plants thrive in most garden soils and enjoy the light shade at the back of well filled borders. All parts of the plant are highly poisonous.
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Aconitum
Species: carmichaelii
Cultivar: Arendsii
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Blue
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 180cm
Spread: 40cm
Time to plant seeds: March to April
Time to divide plants: October to February
Reader reviews
kaycurtis
I have one of these plants for the first time, so it was nice to know the conditions that it will like, I hope it is hardy as I love the colour . don't mind if it's poisonous I haven't any small children to worry about, if I had I would remove it and pass it on to some one else.
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