Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
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Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
2000250
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
27.55 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
3.44 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Moist
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees
Allergy
-
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Cactaceae
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Cactus
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket
In Hindi
Naagaphanee
बच्छनाभ
In German
Kaktus
Eisenhut
In French
Cactus
aconit
In Spanish
El Cactus
acónito
In Greek
κάκτος
monkshood
In Portuguese
cacto
Aconitum
In Polish
kaktus
tojad
In Latin
Cactus
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Cactaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
-
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
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Number of Species
1800250
1
27800
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