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Aconitum hemsleyanum 'Red Wine' (Climbing monk's hood 'Red Wine')

Other names: Aconitum volubile 'Red Wine'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Red Wine' is a twining, scrambling, deciduous climber with ovate, deeply-lobed, dark green leaves and racemes of hooded, maroon to reddish-purple flowers from midsummer into autumn.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
3 m 1 m 2-5 years
9 ft 3 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • North
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow in moist, fertile soil in sun or partial shade. Grow through shrubs or up a support.

Suggested uses

Coastal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Climbing

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

All parts highly toxic if eaten; also harmful via the skin.

Plant care

Pruning

Propagation methods

Seed, Division

Propagation

Divide in autumn. Plants will be slow to re-establish. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring.

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Divide and replant clumps in autumn or early spring

Tie climbers in to a frame support

Cut plants to ground level (optional)

Protect in winter with dry mulch (in cold areas)

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Sow seeds in a cold frame in spring

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