How to grow monkshood (Aconitum napellus)
| Monkshood, aconite or wolfsbane is in bloom from June to September. It produces blue flowers till 2 cm long, helmet-shaped. Corolla as wide as tall. Its leaves are divided till half of the blade into subdivided segments. It is a perennial plant till 1,2 m. |
| Water it frequently, daily during bloom. |
| Used for decorations, stony gradients and as a drug. It was also used as a medicinal plant. |
| Place it in full sun in cool places or demishade. |
| Reproduce from seeds in spring or tubers in autumn. |
| Rich- humus soil, well drained. |
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This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
