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Summary
With the approach of autumn, there’s one more surprise awaiting the gardener. Climbing monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum), with its deeply lobed leaves and brilliant blue–purple hooded flowers bursts into bloom in mid-September. Twining delicately through shrubs, this shade-loving perennial is a great addition to the late-season garden. Climbing monkshood performs best where its roots are shaded from the midday sun and in slightly acidic to calcareous organic soils with even moisture. It makes an excellent companion for Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), turtlehead (Chelone glabra), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), inkberry (Ilex glabra), and downy skullcap (Scutellaria incana). Zones 4-9.
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- Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average, moist - Flowering Period
early-fall, late-summer, mid-fall - Soil PH
adaptable - Flower Color
purple - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
green - Other Common Names
southern blue monkshood - Fruit/Seed Color
green, tan