1/22/2024 0 Comments Poisonous wolfsbane![]() Perennial monkshood prefers sun, but can tolerate some shade and grows well in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 7, where the summer is not too hot. If the soil is too rich, the plants will become leggy and if it holds too much water, the fragile roots will drown. The best way to grow monkshood is to plant it in soil similar to what it grows in when wild: average and moist, but well drained. It sometimes takes a while for it to become established. However, monkshood, or wolfsbane, is moderately difficult to grow and once planted, doesn’t like to be moved so the best way to grow monkshood is to choose your spot carefully. Monkshead is not invasive and is both deer and rabbit resistant. Species of Aconitum monkshood with white or yellow flowers are available, though not as common. In late summer or early fall, it sends up showy spires of purple/blue flowers. The leaves of the monkshood plant are palmate, meaning hand shaped, with lobed “fingers” that often have toothed edges and vary in color from light to dark green. ![]() Growing 2 to 4 feet (0.5-1 m.) tall and 1 to 2 feet (31-61 cm.) wide, perennial monkshood is best grown as a background plant. Also known as wolfsbane and Aconitum, monkshood has become popular as a garden addition because of its purple/blue flowers and attractive foliage. The plant gets its name from the shape of the posterior sepal of the flowers, which resembles the cowls worn by monks. The monkshood plant is an herbaceous wildflower that can be found growing in mountain meadows throughout the northern hemisphere. ![]()
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