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Aconitum henryi, known as Sparks monkshood, is a tall, spindly perennial from rhizomes with blue to violet-blue flowers in early autumn, grown in cool gardens. It needs cool, moist conditions and some shade from hot afternoon sun.
Aconitum henryi is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name Sparks variety monkshood.
This wildflower is native to China, (within the provinces of Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang) where it grows in forests and scrubs in mountainous areas (1,000–3,100 m (3,300–10,200 ft) above sea level).
Carmichael's monkshood · Korean Monk’shood · Indian aconite · Monk's-hood · Monkshood
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
