Scientific Name: Aconitum carmichaelii
Common Name: Monkshood
Hardiness Zone: 3a - 8b
Hardiness Degree: -40°F (-40.0°C)
Blooming Season: Summer, Late Summer, Autumn
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Low Maintenance
Water: Medium
Spacing: 30 - 36" (76 - 91cm)
Height: 40 - 48" (102 - 122cm)
Width: 28 - 32" (71 - 81cm)
Exposure: Partial Sun
General Information: An impressive, sturdy variety with huge, dark purple-blue hooded flowers on thick red stems. Early season foliage is red but changes to green before Summer.
A Darwin Perennials Introduction.
An impressive, sturdy cultivar with an abundance of huge, dark purple-blue hooded flowers on thick, red stems. Early season foliage is red but changes to green before Summer. Sturdy, upright plants with spikes of hooded flowers. The leaves are thick and leathery, dark green in color with a glossy surface, broadly dissected into tri-lobed sections.
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