• My Account
  • My Wish List
  • Sign In
  • Compare Products
  • Create an Account
Toggle Nav
Search
Home
My Account

Admirable Aconitum Collection

Common name: Monkshood

You will bring a spark in your garden with this stunning, deep blue, hardy perennial.

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

Available as:

What will I receive?
1.5 Litre Pots
3 for £38.00
just £12.67 each
9 for £88.00
just £9.78 each
15 for £148.00
just £9.87 each
- +
Add to Wish List

Free UK Delivery on orders of £50

No Quibble Guarantee

main product photo

Haylofters also love

Tell Me More...
Adaptable flowers which naturalise and bring sculpted, hood-like blooms – reminiscent of pixie hats, or hooded robes from which they take one of their common names. Large, captivating, almost tubular petals are borne in cooling hues from July through to August or September each year. Borne on branching spires above divided, glossy foliage – these beauties will bring enduring interest to pots, open ground and woodland gardens. They can also be cut for a vase but do take care to wear gloves as direct contact with the skin should be avoided. These attractive and mythical plants are native to mountainous areas of Europe and Asia and drenched in folklore – mostly related to killing unwanted animals such as wolves, from which the other common name ‘wolfsbane’ is derived. Plants in the Admirable Aconitum Collection prefer moist, well-drained soil in full shade to full sun – with a preference for some sunshine away from the hottest part of the day. Fully hardy, herbaceous perennials which w
Flower and Foliage Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Foliage Month

Flowering Month

Key Information
Included In this Collection Aconitum Purple Sparrow 1.5 litre pot Aconitum Henryi Sparks Variety 1.5 litre pot Aconitum carmichaelii Cloudy 1.5 litre pot
Latin Name Aconitum Purple Sparrow 1.5 litre pot
Common Name Monkshood
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Purple
Type Perennial
Format 1.5 Litre Pots
Position Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

Our Story

Hayloft was founded by Yvonne in 1992. Since then we have grown into one of the UK’s favourite online plant nurseries.

Read our story