Re: Aconitum
- Subject: Re: Aconitum
- From: G*
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:22:07 -0400
Hello monkshood fans,
I think we need to be a bit more cautious about making sweeping statements on
such a large range of species and hybrids as the Aconitum. There are simply so
many, and they are so varied, it is hard to pigeon hole them.
For example, in the blues you can go from two feet, or so, with A. fischerii,
to well over 6 feet with A. Bakeri. There are also species that vine, others that
become lax at the top of the stems resembling a vine.There are bi-colors, pink,
white, blues of every shade, cream-yellow (I have as yet to see a true yellow).
Where you plant each hybrid or species, how much light they are getting, the
richness of the soil, length of the season, all determine the size of a individual
plant. Also, sometime the literature is simply wrong.
There is a native or non-native for just about every garden, but one does need
to do a bit of homework before heading out to the garden center. And, worth ever
minute, to select a few for your garden. Can not imagine having a summer and fall
garden without monkshood.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson <decoy.farm@zetnet.co.uk>
Subject: RE: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)
> from SSaxton@schwabe.com contains these words:
> > It is my understanding the cream and pink varieties are very short. Most of
> > the blues are pretty tall.
>
>
> The RHS Encyclopaedia gives the height of A. lycoctonum as 3' to 5'
> and A. 'Ivorine' as 36". I don't know about pink ones.
>
> Janet Galpin
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