Columbian Monkshood

Aconitum columbianum Nutt.

Buttercup family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Spread

6.0 feet

Flower Color

Blue

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Medium

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.4 – 7.2

Frost-Free Days 110 days

Precipitation 12 – 50 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Hummingbirds

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: British Columbia
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.