Aconitum volubile

Habitat

Exposition

Plein soleil ou mi-ombre

Humidité

Humidité moyenne.

Sol

Tous sols. Tolère les sols très argileux.

pH

Sol acide ou calcaire

Rusticité

Zone 2

Habitat originel

Thickets in the sub-alpine zone to 4000 metres[90].

Origine géographique

E. Asia - W. China, Korea, Mongolia.

Dangers connus

• The whole plant is highly toxic - simple skin contact has caused numbness in some people [1, 200].

Comestibilité

• Young leaves - dried and cooked [177].
• This report should be treated with great distrust due to the poisonous nature of the genus [K].

Usages médicinaux

• The dried root is anaesthetic [178].
• It is also used in the same ways as A. napellus, which means that it is anodyne, diaphoretic and diuretic [4].
• This is a very poisonous plant and should only be used with extreme caution and under the supervision of a qualified practitioner .

Culture

• Thrives in most soils and in the light shade of trees[1], climbing through dwarf shrubs [90].
• Pousse bien dans les sols très argileux .
• Prefers a moist soil in sun or semi-shade [200].
• Prefers a calcareous soil .
• There is some confusion over the naming of this species .
• A. volubilis comes from Altai in Mongolia, reports for A. volubile in Korea probably refer to A. neotortuosum [1].
• Grows well in open woodlands [4].
• A climbing plant, twining around supports [219].
• Members of this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits and deer [233].
• A greedy plant, inhibiting the growth of nearby species, especially legumes [54].

Propagation

• Graine - le mieux est de semer dès qu'elles sont mûres sous un chassis [111].
• The seed can be stratified and sown in spring but will then be slow to germinate [133].
• When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter .
• Plantez les en extérieur à la fin du printemps ou au début de l'été .
• This species is easier from seed than most members of the genus [90].
• Division - best done in spring but it can also be done in autumn [1, 111].
• Another report says that division is best carried out in the autumn or late winter because the plants come into growth very early in the year [233].