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Aconitum napellus (Monkshood, aconite, Monk's Blood, or Monk's Hood) is a species of Aconitum in the family Ranunculaceae, native and endemic to western and central Europe.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m tall, with hairless stems and leaves. The leaves are rounded, 5–10 cm diameter, palmately divided into five to seven deeply lobed segments. The flowers are dark purple to bluish-purple, narrow oblong helmet-shaped, 1–2 cm tall.
Monkshood contains several poisonous compounds, including enough cardiac poison that it was used on spears and arrows for hunting and battle in ancient times. It has a long history of use as a poison, with cases going back thousands of years. During the ancient Roman period of European history the plant was often used to eliminate criminals and enemies, and by the end of the period it was banned and any one growing it could have been legally sentenced to death.
Aconites contain the chemical alkaloids aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine and jesaconitine, which are highly toxic. Misuse of the medicinal ingredients contained in this plant can negatively affect the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, thus resulting in death.
Difficult to germinate.
Hardy in USDA Zones 4-9.
Each package of seeds comes with growing instructions.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m tall, with hairless stems and leaves. The leaves are rounded, 5–10 cm diameter, palmately divided into five to seven deeply lobed segments. The flowers are dark purple to bluish-purple, narrow oblong helmet-shaped, 1–2 cm tall.
Monkshood contains several poisonous compounds, including enough cardiac poison that it was used on spears and arrows for hunting and battle in ancient times. It has a long history of use as a poison, with cases going back thousands of years. During the ancient Roman period of European history the plant was often used to eliminate criminals and enemies, and by the end of the period it was banned and any one growing it could have been legally sentenced to death.
Aconites contain the chemical alkaloids aconitine, mesaconitine, hypaconitine and jesaconitine, which are highly toxic. Misuse of the medicinal ingredients contained in this plant can negatively affect the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, thus resulting in death.
Difficult to germinate.
Hardy in USDA Zones 4-9.
Each package of seeds comes with growing instructions.
