Gymnocalycium

Dame's Rocket

About Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket

Gymnocalycium

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Cactus

Herbs

1.3 Origin

South America

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Gymnocalycium alboareolatum , Gymnocalycium amerhauseri , Gymnocalycium andreae

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

54NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-124-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

13,21,22,23,24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.50 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

8.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

creamy white, Light Pink, Not Available, Pink

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Applicable

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Sandy

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Offsets

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Dry

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealy bugs, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Ants, Mealybugs

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

GYMNOCALYCIUM

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

Chin Cactus

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Gymnocalycium

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Gymnocalycium

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Gymnocalycium

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Gymnocalycium

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Gymnocalycium

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Gymnocalycium

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Gymnocalycium

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Gymnocalycium

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Gymnocalycium

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Trichocereeae

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

54NA

1 27800

Properties of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket. Gymnocalycium doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Gymnocalycium does not have fragrant flowers. Gymnocalycium has allergic reactions like Unknown and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Unknown. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gymnocalycium season is All year and Dame's Rocket season is All year. The type of soil for Gymnocalycium is Sand, Sandy and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Gymnocalycium is Neutral and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Gymnocalycium height is 12.50 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Gymnocalycium flower color: creamy white, Light Pink, Not Available and Pink
Gymnocalycium leaf color: Green and Not Available
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket

Care of Gymnocalycium and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gymnocalycium pruning is done No need to prune and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gymnocalycium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.