How To Grow Aconite. Sowing and planting aconite It is best to plant your aconite in September for proper root development before winter and good growing back in the following spring. 11012020 Plant in the fall along with tulips daffodils and other spring bulbs.
Direct sow in the fall on the surface of the soil and mark the planted area clearly. Aconitum seeds require stratification. Slow to germinate from seed.
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Wolfsbane prefers partly shady conditions but can be grown in full sunlight as long as it is kept moist. 20042020 Eranthis Planting Guide - WHEN. It bears deep purple-blue flowers held on spires a metre or so in height and enjoys growing in cool moist soil. Winter Aconite does not grow from a bulb but a tuber.