General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 35-47 inches (90-120 cm)
Plant Spread: 18-23 inches (45-60 cm)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Blue and white
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Other: Flowers
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Monkshood
  • Wolfbane
Also sold as:
  • Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor'

Photo Gallery
Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Date: 2023-08-11
Photo by mcash70
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2005-07-31
 8:10 am. A tall and stately presence in the garden.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2008-08-02
 6:10 pm. Blue and white - always blending well together.
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2010-08-03
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-10-09
Location: Banff, Canada | August 2022
Date: 2022-08-05
Location: St Louis
Date: 2022-11-02
Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-30
Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-30
Location: Floors castle garden, Scotland
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Date: 2022-08-05
Location: My Garden
Date: 2010-07-26
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Maine
Date: 2014-07-30
Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Photo by treehugger
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-08-17
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2001-08-10
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-09-30
This plant as it matures is beginning to have whiter flowers and

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Gent, Belgium
Date: 23rd July 2009

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Photo by clintbrown
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