Monkshood, also commonly called wolfsbane, has appeared throughout human history — notably in European, especially Greek, myths. This plant has pretty purple flowers but also a dangerous secret.

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 ...

Nature has always taught us that beauty can sometimes be dangerous, so to assume that everything that grows from the earth is harmless is simply unwise. Monkshood flowers (Aconitum napellus) are a ...

The world is full of beautiful, deadly botanicals. One need not venture far to find them. Your yard or the neighbor's may host rhododendron, lily of the valley or daffodil. Ingest any of them and ...

Monkshood's history as a dangerously poisonous plant makes it one of the wonders of the botanic world. An arrow dipped in Aconitum may have brought down Achilles, or so it is speculated. The plant may ...

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 ...

A. Monkshood, whose proper name is Aconitum or Aconite, is a perennial I ve never grown. For others who have not grown it, flowers are blue hoods or helmets on tall, leafy spikes, up to 5 feet tall.

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 ...