Gymnocalycium schickendantzii WP89

Look - here is a fun thing with Gymnocalycium schickendantzii - two schickendantziis brought from the same place on the same day. One turns out green body with white flowers, the other more grey body with pink in the flowers.

The best thing about Gymnocalycium schickendantzii  is that the flowers come out way on the sides not the middle.

Gymnocalycium vatteri

MAY 2017

Slow to grow but still flowering

JULY 2014

I like Gymnocalycium vatteri because of it's grey green body but most of all because of it's single claw spine. It would appear that it is a form of G ochoterenae but as far as I am concerned G vatteri has one spine, ones that don't aren't and this is what I am going to call it.

Gymnocalycium altagraciense P119

Gymnocalycium altagraciense is rather boring. It has a big tap root. Apparently it is a sub species of G amerhauseri.

Gymnocalycium pungens

Gymnocalycium pungens -supposed to be some type of  schickendantzii - but the flowers come out the centre not the side so I don't get that. This one went up a pot size this year and whilst it is flowering it is not growing much.

I like the dark body and spines - might put it back in a smaller pot again next year.

Gymnocalycium mihanovichi v stenogonum

 







Gymnocalycium mihanovichi v stenogonum with its distinctive yellow/green flowers.

Look how long the buds are.

Gymnocalycium chiquitanum

AUGUST 2015

Two flowers this year - really vibrant pink against the pale apple green body. A wonderful gymno.

JULY 2014

 



Gymnocalycium chiquitanum with a fantastic pink flower