Gymnocalycium

G. calochlorum v. proliferum is a clustering cactus forming low, flat-topped clusters of many stems that grow level to soil. The spines are wispy and creamy white to brown. The light pink flower is trumpet shaped with curved petals and open completely.

Pianta eccezionale, caratterizzata da costolature con sottili linee alternate che spaziano dal bianco crema al verde, fino al porpora scurissimo. Durante l'inverno, i colori assumono tonalità più calde, come crema, ocra e mogano. Davvero magnifica.

Exceptionally beautiful, very long, amber to grey-brown spines. Grey/blue body. Few specimens available!

Bellissima specie rustica con spine possenti gialle e traslucide con base più scura. Corpo verde brillante. Questo è sempre uno dei gymno più ammirati nelle collezioni.

Flat dull green body, ribs with tubercles, very nice pinkish flower!

Bel cactus di lenta crescita con corpo discoidale e spine brune corte rivolte verso la pianta. Resta generalmente solitario ma gli esemplari più vecchi possono accestire.

Plants raised from seed. Variable.

Highly proliferating form, which develops clusters with dozens of small heads. Numerouse pink flowers that fade to a tan-cream colour as they ages.

Epidermide grigio-verde o leggermente bronzata e i tubercoli poco pronunciati; ha tipicamente 5 (a volte 6) spine.

Black-green body, white flowers.

Short grey-brown, downward facing spines. Flattened body, olive-green to brown. Limited numbers available!

Beautiful dark grey bands on stem.

This plant’s most unique haracteristic is its colourful body ( greyish-green to browish-purple with white and red highlights). The flowers have a silky appearance and range from pale green to brownish-yellow.

Corpo globoso appiattito, diviso in tubercoli bassi e poligonali, con grandi areole feltrose color crema e poche spine corte rivolte verso il basso. Pianta dalla geometria unica e affascinante. Disponibilità limitata.

Gymnocalycium stellatum is a beautiful slowly growing cactus. The stem is noticeably flatten dark greyish-brown to olive coloured. Spines 3, yellow to brown, becoming grey with age, add-pressed straight to slightly curved and flattened against the stem.

Gymnocalycium gibbosum var. chubutense distingushes for the unusual dark green to nearly black stem and for the cream-white or pinkish flowers. In its habit during winter there are heavy snows and frosts can occur throughout the year.

Mixed Gymnocalycium species grown from seed. Very nice selection.

Short cylindrical stems with many dirty white spines, dark body, white-pink flower with reddish throat.

Gymnocalycium paraguayense is a variable species from Paraguay with different number, form and length of spines. Flower white with deep pink or wine-red throat (infrequently entirely white).

Beautiful species, dark green, few bent spines, short red flowers.

Curly think spines.

Red flowers.

Selezione speciale. Spine di di straordinaria bellezza, lunghe e ricurve verso il basso. Tra le forme più suggestive e decorative.

Very big light yellow flower!

Very flattened chocolate brown body. Three short spines per areole appressed to the stem. Very nice but slow growing.

Globose black/purple greyish-brown body. Black to brownish spines, that became whitish-grey with a black base as they age. Flowers creamy white with a shade of pink or red

Selezione speciale con spine lunghe e di colore crema. I fiori sono di un rosa molto appariscente. Una specie di Gymno davvero bellissima.

Flat and groupforming, pectinate spines, white-pink flower with red throat.

Tiny grey body, pinkish spines, long white-pink flower.

Small flat body with few white spines, nice white-pink flower with reddish throat.

Beautiful Thai cultivar with conical tubercles without thorns. The plant is available in two distinct forms, one with green epidermis the other with brown epidermis.

Own root (not grafted)

Very particular species distinguishable from all the others. At the base of each tubercle there is a mahogany-colored spot in the shape of a V or U. Very beautiful.

Gymnocalycium carminanthum is a very attractive cactus, known for its striking bright crimson-red flowers. The epithet "carminanthum" derives from Latin, meaning "carmine-flowered," perfectly describing its vivid, eye-catching blooms.

Gymnocalycium taningaense ha un corpo piccolo che sporge poco dal suolo, solitario ma che in coltivazione forma cespi. Diverso da G. calochlorum per la gola gialla del fiore (rossa in calochlorum) e il tubo floreale più sottile.

Beautiful Thai cultivar with conical tubercles without thorns. The plant is available in two distinct forms, one with green epidermis the other with brown epidermis.

Cactus solitario con spine imponenti. Fusto verde scuro, globoso-depresso, con solchi profondi e tubercoli prominenti a forma di mento. Spine robuste, spesse e curve, di colore giallastro o ambra con punte più scure, che diventano grigie con l'età.

Fresh new species, long centrals. Flower creamy-white with bright pink throat.

Very attractive dark bluish body. It obtained its name “multiflorum” (Many flowered) for its showy displays of white flowers. Spines 7 to 10, all radial, somewhat flattened, stout, yellowish or whitish the longest one 3 cm long.

Very different and easily distinguishable from other gymnocalicyum species. The new stems are light yellow-green, later grayish. Spines straight, yellow, thin, stiff, but elastic. Flowers white or light pink.

Cute hybrid with pink-purple flowers.

As the name suggests, it is a robust cactus species characterized by thick ribs and raised tubercles with 5-7 rigid spines, one of them pointing downwards. Flowers white with a pink throat.

Piante tozze e piatte, con spine curve in giù e robuste e un corpo verde-oliva o marrone scuro. Fiori corti e rosa chiaro! Davvero spettacolari!!!