Maybe is a good idea to declare this June a month of Gymnos. And see what progress our plants and collections did since the last time that was 4 years ago.
Stiff spines on the way of buttons...
Not a problem. Gymnocalycium pflanzii makes it second bloom for the season. They know how.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
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The pic is a little blotchy because of my shade cloth, but my G. horstii's first two flowers of the season! It had it's first flower last year, and this year it's got 5 buds total going. This was one of the first cacti I got, and it's really rewarding to see it blooming at last.
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Zac
Butte County, CA, USA
USDA Zone 9b
Mediterranean climate; hot, dry, sunny summers with rainy, moist, mild winters.
What a joy: This year, after 16 years of waiting, my G. saglionis finally flowered end of May / beginning of June. Just forgot to post the pictures. It is one of the plants of my "loads of space"-experiment, and it is hard working at using its space up.
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Besides, what surprised me most in all those great pictures (thank you all!), is the red-flowering Gymno of 7george.
Somehow, I do not associate red with Gymnos. I know white & pink, but just know about yellow or red.
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