Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
South America
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Types
Gymnocalycium alboareolatum , Gymnocalycium amerhauseri , Gymnocalycium andreae
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite
Number of Varieties
54250
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Semi desert
low mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-124-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
13,21,22,23,24
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.50 cm130.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm80.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
creamy white, Light Pink, Pink
Blue, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Upright
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Fall, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand, Sandy
Moist
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Sandy
Well drained
Bloom Time
All year
Early Fall, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
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Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Offsets
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
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
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Sandy
Average, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Root rot
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mealybugs
Bees
Allergy
-
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
GYMNOCALYCIUM
Aconitum variegatum
Common Name
Chin 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
Gymnocalycium
बच्छनाभ
In German
Gymnocalycium
Eisenhut
In French
Gymnocalycium
aconit
In Spanish
Gymnocalycium
acónito
In Greek
Gymnocalycium
monkshood
In Portuguese
Gymnocalycium
Aconitum
In Polish
Gymnocalycium
tojad
In Latin
Gymnocalycium
aconitum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Cactaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Gymnocalycium
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Trichocereeae
Delphinieae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
54250
1
27800
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