Aconitum hemsleyanum
Ranunculaceae
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Habitat:
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part shade
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Flowering:
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mid summer to early autumn
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Size:
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50
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200
(w x h cm) |
Soil:
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any good garden soil
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Aconitum hemsleyanum
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Price
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£4.00
(9 cm pot)
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Order code:
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AHJ-9
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The monkshoods are good perennials, slowly forming multi-stemmed plants. Some are tall species, and at the other extreme there are dwarf, high-altitude alpines. All have spikes of characteristic hooded flowers.
Aconitum hemsleyanum is one of the climbing species, making more stems each year. They climb up neighbouring shrubs and then produce their clusters of up to 10 large, deep purple-blue flowers, with the typical monkshood shape.
Other related plants:
Dense clusters of rich blue-and-white monkshood flowers.
Spikes of large, blue, hooded flowers in summer; attractive glossy green leaves.
Monkshood with spikes of deep blue hooded flowers.
Rare tall perennial with loose spires of light blue hooded flowers.