Aconite, Yellow Wolf’s Bane (Aconitum lycoctonum vulparia), packet of 10 seeds

$4.95

TOXIC–wear gloves when handling fresh plant or roots–do not ingest the plant.

Family:  Crowfoot (Ranunculaceae)

Hardy to Zones 3 to 7

(Yellow Wolf’s Bane) Herbaceous perennial native to northern Europe and Asia, flowering pale yellow to a height of 3 feet.  Deeply lobed shiny green foliage gives forth tresses of hooded flowers that may be cut back for another show.   Plant prefers damp, shade garden or woodlands and grows well in clay and calcareous soils.  Deer do not touch this plant. Sow seeds in summer to fall for germination the following spring, or give the flat 2 weeks of warm temperatures, then set in cold outdoor conditions, with germination in 3 to 5 months.  Aconite are known as “frost germinators” and do not germinate well in greenhouse conditions–use the outdoor technique.  Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart.

10 seeds per packet, open pollinated, untreated, no gmo’s

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  1. Question

    Cynthia Melendrez

    What is this plants common use?

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    Eimi (verified owner)

    If I get seeds now but wait until fall (Sept or Oct) to start them, is that too late? I’m in central TX, and it’s getting hot already, so not ideal to start aconite now. But I want to make sure I have seeds before they sell out… Thank you!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hello Eimi,
      Thanks for writing. It will not be too late. These seeds will soon sell out and I encourage you to get them now, keep them in a sealed jar in the fridge and plant them in the fall for germ in the spring. Richo

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    Erica Reyes

    So this is probably not the time to buy the seeds if sowing shouldn’t take place until summer/fall? (I’m in zone 9 btw)

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    • Mayche Cech

      Mayche Cech

      Hi Erica! I would get them right away if interested. This is fresh seed that won’t be any fresher come summer, and will likely be sold out by then. Richo

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