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Aconitum carmichaelii

 
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Aconitum carmichaelii - cwcwll y mynach, Carmichael's monk's hood, Sichuan aconite, Japanese aconite
Image: Stirton, Charles - NBGW
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Common name: cwcwll y mynach, Carmichael's monk's hood, Sichuan aconite, Japanese aconite
Family: Ranunculaceae (blodyn ymenyn / buttercup)
Distribution: China to Vietnam.
Hardiness: (H7) Very hardy. < -20°C (USDA 6a-1)
Life form: Herbaceous perennial • Perlysiau lluosflwydd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Aconitum (a-kon-EYE-tum): Uncertain origin, may derive from the Greek word akónitos, formed from ak- (pointed) and -kônos (cone), in a reference to the plant’s use as arrow poison.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: carmichaelii (kar-my-KAY-lee-eye): After Captain Dugald Carmichael (1772–1827), plant hunter.
Description: Has an upright habit and leathery leaves. Dense panicles of large violet or blue flowers are produced in autumn.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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