Gymnocalycium saglionis

Big old Gymnocalycium saglionis coming into bud.

Gymnocalycium multiflorum x ritterianum

Gymnocalycium multiflorum x ritterianum coming into bud. Long spines and glossy body.

Also called G monvillei.

From Argentina.

Gymnocalycium brachypetalum

G brachypetalum coming into bud for the first time. I have had this plant for a couple of years and this year it's body has gone particularly brown.

Also know as G gibbosum ssp gibbosum.

Gymnocalycium marquezii

G marquezii just coming into bud. Apparently it can be called G pflanzii ssp pflanzii but as far as I am concerned every one knows that G marquezii is the one with the apricot flowers.

Gymnocalycium horridispinum

How horrid are the spines on horridispinum? Quite horrid I would say but this is only an young one and just coming into bud for the first time.

June 15 Update - a massive flower as big as the plant itself.

Gymnocalycium striglianum

 

AUGUST 2015

 

 

 

MAY 2015

 

Now I bought this striglianum a couple of years ago - but is it really striglianum? I expected the body to be darker and the spines to be blacker.

What do you think?

Gymnocalycium neuhuberi

Here is G neuhuberi with the first two flowers from a good clump of buds. It is interesting to think that this gymno wasn't discovered until 1988, over 10 years since I started growing cacti!

I understand that the flowers are supposed to be perfumed but I have to say I haven't smelt it myself.