Southern Blue Monkshood

Aconitum uncinatum L.

Buttercup family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
8.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (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.

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