Aconitum Stainless Steel | 2 Litre Pot

Striking metallic-blue hooded flowers. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: moist, fertile Rate of Growth: average Flowering period: July to August Hardiness: fully hardy ‘Stainless Steel’ is a medium-sized monkshood, with erect spikes of hooded, intense pale blue flowers and deeply divided, grey-green leaves. Flowering from early to late summer, this award-winning beautiful blue monkshood with a metallic-like sheen was introduced several years ago to great acclaim. Although it will take some sun, it’s perfect planted in groups at the back of a border in partial shade or to light up a dark corner, and it’s a low maintenance and long-flowering alternative to delphiniums. Garden care: Prepare an extra deep planting hole at least 45cm deep, adding well-rotted organic matter to prevent the soil from drying out in summer. Always wear gloves when working with monkshood since all parts of the plant are poisonous and a potential skin irritant. Cut the flowering stem to within 15cm of the ground in the autumn to prevent it self seeding.