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 ...

Everyone says fresh air is good for you. It’s why we head to gardens when we want to clear our heads or reset after a long ...

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 ...

Q: While learning about the plants in my new-to-me yard this past summer, I found some that are toxic, like monkshood. How do I safely dispose of them? A: Although monkshood might have higher toxicity ...

Some flowers, like the monkshood, are aptly named. The dark blue to lavender flower has a petal-like sepal that looks, for lack of a better word, like a monk's hood. Concealed under the hood is the ...