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ACONITUM anthora
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Origin: | European Mountains to Central Asia: sunny mountain slopes, forest edges. |
| Special Features: | Erect stems with pale yellow hooded blossoms. |
| Historical: | All plant parts are toxic including the roots. Aconitum was used by the barbarians to poison the tips of their arrows. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | deep blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - August |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z2 - Z9
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| Foliage: | more dissected than most ACONTIUM |
| Growth Habit: | erect |
| Height with Flowers: | 80 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 60 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | lime-loving, calcareous / gritty / well-drained / rocky / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | toxic plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.4286 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 2.12766 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
470 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Germinating in 4-6 weeks at 24°C days, 15°C nights. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
