1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Not Available
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Aconitum napellus
Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, meadows
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
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2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
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2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Not Available
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully
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
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Not Available
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
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5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
poisonous if ingested, Toxic
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Aconitum
ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius
7.2 Common Name
aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket
Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo
7.2.1 In Hindi
बच्छनाभ
Blue barrel cactus
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Queen of all Poisons
Bleu barrel cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Queen of all Poisons
biznaga Azul
7.2.5 In Greek
Queen of all Poisons
Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Queen of all Poisons
cacto de tambor azul
7.2.7 In Polish
Tojad
Niebieski baryłkę kaktus
7.2.8 In Latin
Queen of all Poisons
Blue Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species