1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus
Cactus or Succulent, Herbs
1.3 Origin
South America
Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Gymnocalycium alboareolatum , Gymnocalycium amerhauseri , Gymnocalycium andreae
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Semi desert
Open Plains, Semi arid regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
13,21,22,23,24
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.50 cm150.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
creamy white, Light Pink, Not Available, Pink
Orange, Gold, Salmon
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Not Available
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Pink, Rose
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Blue Green, Rose, Orange Red
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Offsets
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune
Cut Bulbs
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
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Ants, Mealybugs
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use
Landscape Designing
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
Asthma, constipation, Diabetes, Fever, Frostbite, Inflammation, Itching, Osteoarthritis, Psoriasis, Sunburn
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Cosmetics, Employed in herbal medicine, 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
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Chin Cactus
Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Tap Aloe
7.2.1 In Hindi
Gymnocalycium
केप मुसब्बर
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Trichocereeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
Asphodeloideae
8.10 Number of Species