Violaceum Monkshood (Aconitum violaceum)

Family: Ranunculaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Aconitum violaceum is a PERENNIAL. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from August to October. The flowers are pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant tonic. — It is eaten as a pleasant tonic.; These reports should be treated with great distrust due to the poisonous nature of the genus.

Habitat & North American Range

Shrubberies and open slopes, 3600 - 4800 metres from Pakistan to C. Nepal. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)