How to tend a Aconitum lycoctonum

Also known as: Lycoctonum sylvaticum Fourr., Aconitum aegophonum Rchb., Aconitum alienum Rchb., Aconitum altissimum Mill., Aconitum altissimum subsp. penninum (Ser.) Holub, Aconitum arctophonum Rchb., Aconitum australe Rchb., Aconitum boreale Ser. ex Rchb., Aconitum cynoctonum Rchb., Aconitum dissectum Tausch ex Rchb., Aconitum excelsum Turcz., Aconitum galectonum Rchb., Aconitum galeriflorum Stokes, Aconitum intermedium Host, Aconitum jacquinianum Host, Aconitum lagoctonum Rchb., Aconitum luparia Rchb., Aconitum lupicida Rchb., Aconitum meloctonum Rchb., Aconitum monanense Schmidt ex Rchb., Aconitum myoctonum Rchb., Aconitum ochroleucum hort. ex Steud., Aconitum perniciosum Rchb., Aconitum phthora Rchb., Aconitum pyrenaicum L., Aconitum rectum Bernh. ex Rchb., Aconitum rogoviczii Wissjul., Aconitum squarrosum L. ex B.D.Jacks., Aconitum strictissimum Rchb., Aconitum tenuisectum Schur, Aconitum thelyphonum Rchb., Aconitum theriophonum Rchb., Aconitum toxicarium Salisb., Aconitum transilvanicum Lerch. ex Schur, Aconitum umbraticola Schur, Aconitum vulparia f. galactonum Rchb. ex Gáyer, Aconitum vulparia var. glabriflorum DC., Aconitum vulparia f. hirtisepalum Gáyer, Aconitum vulparia var. phthora Rchb., Aconitum vulparia f. umbraticolum (Schur) Gáyer, Aconitum wraberi Starm., Aconitum zooctonum Rchb., Delphinium lycoctonum Baill., Aconitum lycoctonum var. myoctonum (Rchb.) Regel, Aconitum lycoctonum var. septentrionale Regel

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon

Soil

Loose sandy loam or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe, Asia
Category
Ranunculaceae, Aconitum
Size
height ≥ 80 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period July
Flower colors
purple
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