Aconitum x cammarum 'Stainless Steel'
'Stainless Steel' is a unique steely blue Aconitum that makes a great spike for sun or shadier conditions.
Description:
Aconitum x cammarum '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. Aconitum were grown in medieval times for use as poisons. So please restrict your sensory experience of this group to their visual displays. Full sun to part shade.
Common Name: Monkshood
Family: Ranunculaceae (The Buttercup Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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