Berrybank Nursery, 5 Boggs Holdings, Pencaitland, East Lothian, EH34 5BA
Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire'
Common Name: 'Monk's hood'AGM. A lovely perennial with a neat, compact habit. Narrow, unbranched spikes of deep, deep violet-blue, hooded flowers and glossy, dark green foliage. Jul-Sep. H90cm S45cm.
Care Instructions
Best grown in moisture retentive, fertile well-drained soil in partial shade but will tolerate most soils and full sun. It makes a good substitute for Delphiniums if you find these difficult to grow, being reasonably, self-supporting and less prone to slug damage. Good as a cut flower and loved by bees.
CAUTION toxic if eaten/harmful via skin
- Herbaceous Perennials
- Good as cut flower
- Award of Garden Merit
- Good for partial shade
- Good for sun
- Good for well-drained soil
- Blue flowers
- Purple flowers
- Good for autumn
- Good for summer
- 90cm to 1.2m
Plant No: 45