Aconitum variegatum – Devil’s Helmet also commonly known as the European Monkshood or Wolf’s Bane, is a tall perennial that gets its name from its resemblance to the cowl on monk’s habits. It features smooth palmate leaves that have deep lobes and racemes of flowers that are either a blue or white color. These flowers rise atop sturdy, unbranched stems. The flowers feature five sepals, the top sepal curves downward which gives the flower its hood-like appearance. It is a unique looking flower because the actual petals are hidden inside the hood. It has a blooming season that lasts throughout the Summer, can be grown in either full sun or part shade in moist but well-drained soil and will grow between 2 – 4 feet tall. It is native to Europe and Asia, Monkshood is famous from older books where the wife would poison the husband, the plant was used to poison others in the older days, many novels include the stories of the aconitums. Don’t get any ideas!!!!!
 
                      15+  seed per pack              
 
Planting Zone: 3 – 7
 
Full Sun to Part Shade
 
Height: 2 feet – 4 feet
 
Width: 1 foot – 2 feet
 
Origin: Europe, Asia
 
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