RE: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)

It is my understanding the cream and pink varieties are very short.  Most of
the blues are pretty tall.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louise [l*@the-english-family.freeserve.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:02 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)
> > > I bought a cream coloured Aconitum this year.  It was described in the
> literature as cream/green flowers, which rather intrigued me. >  It's just
> flowered and they were only cream.  The stem was strong and > upright.  It was
> called Aconitum napellus subsp. vulgare 'Albidum'.  What a > mouthful.  This
> is my first time at growing Aconites, and I was surprised > that it was such a
> short plant, only about two and a half-three feet tall.  > Perhaps it's only
> because it's a baby, yet. Or are all Aconites this height?  > There are now
> some seedheads on the plant - would they come out this cream > colour, or
> would they revert to whatever colour the parents were?
> > Louise, Surrey, England
> > > > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:58:42 EDT
> > From: Meum71@aol.com
> > Subject: Re: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)
> >
> > In a message dated 7/26/2001 10:39:43 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > SSaxton@schwabe.com writes:
> >
> > > > Hello Anne,
> > > > >     May I inquire as to which species/hybrid Aconitum > you > have
> that
> > > blooms in yellow? ..........................
> >
> > There are a number of yellow blooming Monkshoods-Most tend to be
> "Scramblers"
> > in that the stems are more vine like than stiff, they do > best growing up
> > threw a bush or onto and in other bushy perennials.
> >
> > A. vulparia or lycoctonum is a good one to try.  I am not > able to list
> more
> > right now because I do not have access to my reference > materials and the
> > yellow species are not as hardy over the winter -- so I do > not grow them
> my
> > self.
> >
> > Paul
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