Comments on: Monkshood or Aconite – Beware the Pretty Blue Plant http://herbgardenblog.com/monkshood-or-aconite-beware-the-pretty-blue-plant/ Indoor Herb Garden Kits and Natural Herbal Remedies Reviewed Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: peter http://herbgardenblog.com/monkshood-or-aconite-beware-the-pretty-blue-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-389 peter Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:25:17 +0000 http://herbgardenblog.com/?p=994#comment-389 As far as I know the staggerweed is a smaller plant with white to lilac flowers that is often confused with the deadnettle and dwarf nettle. I have never seen a staggerweed plant that I know of, but the name comes from the staggering that takes place when stock feed on it. And indeed die from ingestion. The trick here may be to look at the height. Monkshood is from 45 to 90 cm high, whereas I understand staggerweed to achieve about 45cm max. Will research and do a future post. Thanks for enquiring. As far as I know the staggerweed is a smaller plant with white to lilac flowers that is often confused with the deadnettle and dwarf nettle. I have never seen a staggerweed plant that I know of, but the name comes from the staggering that takes place when stock feed on it. And indeed die from ingestion.

The trick here may be to look at the height. Monkshood is from 45 to 90 cm high, whereas I understand staggerweed to achieve about 45cm max.

Will research and do a future post. Thanks for enquiring.

]]> By: Nova @ Grow Herb Garden http://herbgardenblog.com/monkshood-or-aconite-beware-the-pretty-blue-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Nova @ Grow Herb Garden Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:41:20 +0000 http://herbgardenblog.com/?p=994#comment-387 Is this the same as a staggerweed? It's also colored blue and poisonous Is this the same as a staggerweed? It’s also colored blue and poisonous

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