General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 24 to 36 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: All parts of the plant are toxic.
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Wolfsbane
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Aconitum lycoctonum
  • Synonym: Aconitum pyrenaicum

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Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2009-07-29
Location: Salvan, Switzerland
Photo courtesy of:Teun Spaans

Date: 2010-07-08
Photo courtesy of:Amada44

Date: 2010-07-08
Photo courtesy of:Amada44
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2010-07-09

photo credit: H. Zell

photo credit: H. Zell

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