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    ACONITUM 'Stainless Steel'
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    ACONITUM 'Stainless Steel'

    Commonly known as Monkshood

    AWARD
    Hooded flowers, greyish-blue on the outside and cream within
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from summer 2025
    individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each 
    Available again from summer 2025 - Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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    • Good to know
      Performs best in areas with cool summers. Might need staking
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, fungal stem rot, Verticillium wilt
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Blue
      Greyish blue
    • Panicles
      30-60cm (12-24in) long
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      90-100cm (35-39in)
    • Spread
      45-60cm (18-24in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Upright perennial with rounded, 3- to 5-lobed, glossy, dark green leaves. Produces hooded flowers 2.5-5cm (1-2in) long
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
      Tolerates full sun
    • Partial shade
      Happiest in a cool, moist site
    • harmful via skin
    • toxic if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      90-100cm (35-39in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45-60cm (18-24in)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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