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Aconitum and Rainbow Cactus


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub  
Flowering Plants, Perennial  

Origin
-  
-  

Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose  
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
250  
31

Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions  
low mountains  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
4-8  

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  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
7.60 cm  
99+
130.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
5.10 cm  
99+
80.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red  
Blue, Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
-  

Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Succulent  
Upright  

Thorns
-  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
Fall, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
-  
Medium  

Type of Soil
-  
Moist  

The pH of Soil
-  
-  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
-  
Early Fall, Late Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
Yes  

Tolerances
-  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs very little water  
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  

Soil Type
-  
Average, Moist  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
No  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
Yes  

Invasive
-  
Yes  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Bees  

Allergy
-  
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
-  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes  
Used in herbal medicines  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
-  
Cutflower, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Aconitum variegatum  

Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog 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
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
बच्छनाभ  

In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Eisenhut  

In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
aconit  

In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus  
acónito  

In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
monkshood  

In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
Aconitum  

In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
tojad  

In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  
aconitum  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Caryophyllales  
Ranunculales  

Family
Cactaceae  
Ranunculaceae  

Genus
Echinocereus  
Aconitum  

Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots  

Tribe
Pachycereeae  
Delphinieae  

Subfamily
Cactoideae  
-  

Number of Species
30  
250  
99+

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Difference Between Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum

If you are confused whether Rainbow Cactus or Aconitum are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Rainbow Cactus are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Aconitum fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Rainbow Cactus is whereas of Aconitum is Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain and Wounds. Rainbow Cactus has beauty benefits as follows: while Aconitum has beauty benefits as follows: .

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How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Rainbow Cactus vs Aconitum and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Rainbow Cactus are whereas of Aconitum have breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Rainbow Cactus has no showy fruits and Aconitum has no showy fruits. Also Rainbow Cactus is not flowering and Aconitum is flowering. You can compare Rainbow Cactus and Aconitum facts and facts of other plants too.

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