Gymno ID please

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sundanz
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Gymno ID please

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Good morning!
I have 3 Gymno baldianums which all look alike but then my 4th one was also named baldianum but he looks different so Im assuming that name is wrong. The one pictured on the right is baldianum but what correct name is the one on the left?

Thanks for helping me out!
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Re: Gymno ID please

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The one on the left could well be a G. Baldianum ( hybrid )

I have seen lot of plants named as G. baldianum recently, named or in un named clumps. But they have in fact turned out to be hybrid plants, possibly with G. Shroderinum.

I have quite a few of these plants meself.

G. Baldinum has a very rich ( red ) flower with white almost translucent tips to the lower down flower pelts just out of view. The type G. Bldianum at ( nash's garden ) also has a smell that carried in the air. Smells a bit like a musty algae mixed with vinegar :D

The plant on the left doesn't look too healthy. maybe it needs some TLC and putting in the dappled shade, or giving it a little more water. Flowers will prove if it is or not G. Baldianum true.
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Re: Gymno ID please

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Yes, it looks shrunken - maybe you should check the roots.
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