Flowers for the garden
Altai aconite
Aconitum altaicum Steinb.
Family: Ranunculaceae. Native to the Altai.
Perennial herbaceous plant up to 150 cm tall. Leaves glossy, dark green, palmately divided. Flowers dark blue, arranged in large inflorescences. Blooms in June-July for 18-20 days, sometimes secondary flowering is observed in August-September. Fruits; seeds ripen in July-August.