blue monkshood
Aconitum uncinatum
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds moist soil
Sizeup to 8 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue , violet
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Blue monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum) is a perennial for borders, woodland gardens, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Hooded, violet-blue flowers open in loose clusters on a weak stem, so you may want to give it support. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms in summer and autumn.
Pairs well with Red trillium, Bowman's root, and Reed grass.
Native range
AL, DC, GA, IL, and 11 more places. See all 15
AL, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, NC, NH, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, and WV.