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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] aconitum

From a post in perennials list:

        "The February 98 issue of Horticulture has a section called The
Ornamental
Outlook on page 34.  It lists hot new plants for the coming season.
Heronswood Nursery carries Aconitum episcopale which is a climber from
Sichaun Province in China.  You knew that, though.  It says, "Its
twining,
herbaceous stems grow 15 to 20 feet tall in one season, producing large,
deeply cleft leaves and clusters of violet-blue, hooded blossoms in late
summer and early fall.  This bold perennial vine is hardy from Zones 4
to 9!"


Would someone who has read the Horticulture article about the climbing
aconitum please check to see if it is as shade tolerant as the standard
garden aconitum?  If so, it would be one of the few hardy vines with
blue flowers that will bloom successfully in the shade and thus a very
desirable plant!

Susan Campanini
in east central Illinois
zone 5b, min temp -15F×
e-mail:  campanin@uiuc.edu
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