Aconitum Lycoctonum Vulparia - Wolf's Bane seed

Description

Aconitum Lycoctonum Vulparia - yellow wolfsbane. Aka- anthora, yellow monkshood,
healing wolfsbane. This movie star plant has played a huge role in older movies that featured werewolves, so if you are having a problem with werewolves, here ya go!. The yellow wolfsbane is a clumping herbaceous perennial with upright columns and deciduous foliage composed of smooth leathery leaves. Atop the tall wiry stems are multiple spikes of pale to bright yellow flowers that bend over the long smooth leaves, looking like they are wearing a hoodie. Bloom time is from spring to fall, does not care for being restrained, it's a self sower and will multiply. Please remember that this plant is extremely poisonous. Wear gloves when handling to prevent medical issues with your skin.
The name
aconitum
comes from the Greek
ἀκόνιτον
, which may derive from the Greek
akon
for dart or javelin, the tips of which were poisoned with the substance, or from
akonae
, because of the rocky ground on which the plant was thought to grow. The Greek name
lycoctonum
, which translates literally to wolf's bane, is thought to indicate the use of its juice to poison arrows or baits used to kill wolves. The English name monkshood refers to the cylindrical helmet, called the galea, distinguishing the flower.
Yellow Wolfsbane is another plant of lore. It was used as a poison in olden days by using it multiple ways. Warriors would dip their arrows in a prepared mixture while women would use it in their Husbands food and drink and slowly kill them off. Grown safely in Gardens of Europe and Cooler areas, it blooms in soft yellows and cream colors on stalks rising above the foliage. Centuries old, it is a conversation flower.
25 seed per pack
Planting Zone: 3 – 6
Full Sun / partial shade
Height: 3 feet – 4 feet
Width: 1 foot - 2 feet
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators
Frost hardy
Resistant to Deer and Rabbit
Famous plant in 19
th
century literature
Native to Southern Europe