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- The iron hat in the garden: the heyday
- A perennial bloomer for the garden
- Different varieties bloom at different times
- Tips
At best, the Eisenhut flowers throughout the summer
The iron hat in the garden: the heyday
Although the iron hat has a high concentration of toxins in all its parts and also the seed, it has long been a very popular garden plant. This is not only due to the strikingly blue coloration of many species of common coneflower, but also to the comparatively long flowering period.
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The single flowers on the inflorescences of the Eisenhut are shaped almost like a knight's helmet, hence the name of the plant. The flowering period is prolonged by the fact that not all single flowers bloom on a stem at the same time. In total, for example, the blue monkshood (Aconitum napellus) flowers approximately from July to September. The exact time depends on factors such as altitude.
Different varieties bloom at different times
By natural selection and breeding about 300 subspecies of the Eisenhuts have emerged to date. Many of them bloom in particularly striking colors, such as:
While the yellow monkshood already blooms from the early summer, brings the appropriately named autumn-Eisenhut late in the year color in the perennial flowerbed. Through skillful combination of different varieties, you can harvest as a cut flowers during the entire garden season Monkshood flowers.
Tips
If you want to use the inflorescences of the common iris as a cut flower, then you should cut off flowers as soon as about 30% of the single flowers are opened. However, when installing in a vase, be aware that just touching this highly toxic plant may cause numbness and other discomfort.