Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel'

Also Known As

Stainless Steel Monkshood

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 2'-4'
W: 1'-2'

planting zones

3a-9b

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Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel' plant details

Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer blue flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, alkaline, average, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: ranunculaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 1 FT - 2 FT - wide, 2 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Aconitum 'Stainless Steel' produces dramatic loosely-branched spikes that hold large steely blue flowers that are buffed with a metallic sheen. Deeply divided grey-green foliage with spikes 3-4 feet tall. Aconitum were grown in medieval times for use as poisons. So please restrict your sensory experience of this group to the visual. No salads. Monkshoods are great from sun to part shade and offer a great way to get vertical spikes into shadier positions. Pollinator attractor, especially bees. Deer resistant.