How to Propagate Aconitum variegatum
The deep blue, almost violet, hoods of Aconitum variegatum, the variegated monkshood, beckoned. But coaxing new life from this elegant perennial proved a trial. Seeds, stubbornly dormant, defied all coaxing. Cuttings, delicate slivers of promise, teetered on the brink of rot, demanding meticulous care. Yet, the eventual success, a cluster of thriving young plants mirroring the parent’s regal beauty, felt like a hard-won victory, a testament to patient persistence and the intoxicating fragrance of triumph.