Aconitum Napellus Plant. 23032012 Aconitum napellus L. On a tall central spike appear terminal racemes of deep blue to purple narrow helmet-shaped flowers that stand proud and make a lovely splash of contrasting colour in the middle of deep mixed borders.
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Full sun partial shade. 22102008 Aconitum napellus is a toxic plant and acontizo means to hurl a javelin. The leaves are dark green palmate 57 lobes and about 6 to 10 cm 254 inches in size.
The wild plant especially the roots and root tubers is extremely toxic.
13052016 Monkshood or Wolfsbane Aconitum napellus is the latest plant in the garden world that has generated some media-fueled hysteria because of its poisonous properties. Commonly found in moist pastures and moist mountainous areas of Europe and Asia. These words are important since they tell us how a particular tradition of poison use especially related to aconitemonkshood became culturally established over an extended period. Blooming for weeks from mid to late summer the helmet shape of the flowers makes them resemble the hood worn by medieval monks hence the common names of monkshood or helmet flower.
