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Monkshood, a common flowering plant often found along hiking trails in Chugach State Park and throughout Alaska, has been blooming in particular abundance this year, botanists say. The purple blossoms ...

The other day I noticed that the monkshood flowers were in full bloom. I don’t know of any other flower that is such a bright and pretty blue as they are. It is a bittersweet feeling when I see the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Monkshood, botanically known as Aconitum, is an herbaceous perennial native to mountain meadows of our northern hemisphere, Europe and Asia. Some plant-lovers are reluctant to ...

An inquest into whether a deadly plant was responsible for the mysterious death of a gardener has reached an “open verdict”; the coroner said he could not be certain that Nathan Greenway had come into ...

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Aconitum napellus, commonly referred to as monkshood, helmet flower or wolf’s bane, is a member of the ranunculaceae family. This herbaceous plant is native to the mountainous regions of western and ...

CONTRIBUTING much to gardens these days are the dark-blue flowers of monkshood. The flowers are carried in broad spikes, reaching to about waist-high. The deep-blue colour of the flowers is a very ...

Following the recent report about the death of a gardener, apparently from handling monkshood, Guy Barter, Chief Horticultural Advisor at the RHS, has this advice: Aconitum is a very poisonous plant ...

Following the recent report about the death of a gardener, apparently from handling monkshood, Guy Barter, Chief Horticultural Advisor at the RHS, has this advice: Aconitum is a very poisonous plant ...