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.

A remarkable plant featuring ribs with delicate lines that transition from creamy white to green, and even to a very dark purple. During winter, the colors shift to warmer hues like cream, ochre, and mahogany. Absolutely stunning.

This variety is easily recognized by the very dark olive-green body and the strong, more numerous, longer, overlapping, spines that are white with a darker base.

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

Strongly spined and hardy species from Argentina with long stiff yellow translucent spines with a red base on a bright green background. This is one of the most admired species in cactus collections.

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

Nice slow growing species, stem flattened, spines addpressed agaist the stem of the plant. Generally solitary but old specimens may cluster from the base.

Plants raised from seed. Variable.

Gymnocalycium cv. RED BLUSH is a freely offsetting, very easy to grow and very free-flowering cactus. It is a highly decorative plant with purple blushed stems and nice pink blooms.

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

Known for its grey-green or bronzed epidermis and shallow tubercles, it usually features 5 (rarely 6) spines.

Gymnocalycium saglionis is a large, solitary barrel cactus with long spreading or recurved spines. Produces broad funnel-shaped white or pink flowers. When wet, its spines turn bright red for a dramatic display.

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

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.

Plant with a flattened globular body, broad polygonal tubercles, cream felty areoles, and short downward-pointing spines. Exceptional geometry and unique beauty. Limited availability.

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.

Special selection. Stunning spines, long and elegantly bent downward. One of the most beautiful forms available.

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

Special selection with long, cream-colored spines. The flowers are very showy pink. Truly a beautiful Gymno species.

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

Extraordinary cultivar with characteristic twisted, curled up spines. Rare, only a few available.

Very nice new species with pink fl on spiny plants. Huge taproot.

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

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

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.

Cream-colored, spider-like spines sprout from large luminous areoles, weaving an nice pattern across the olive green plant’s body. A delicate and elegant contrast, a cactus with refined, unusual aesthetics.

Gymnocalycium taningaense features a small body that barely emerges from the ground, solitary but often branching at the base in cultivation. It is distinct from G. calochlorum due to its yellow flower throat (red in calochlorum) and narrower flower tube.

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.

Tuberculate ribs bearing stout, long terete spines. Matures into an impressive specimen over time, developing a commanding presence that becomes the centerpiece of any collection.

Dark green to near black stems with stout spines evolved for Patagonian extremes. White flowers create stunning contrast. Remarkably winter hardy (Winterhart), ideal for cold climate and even for rock gardens.

Slow-growing globose cactus with slightly flattened top and soft white spider-like spines. Stunning pink-magenta flowers (6 cm wide) crown the apex in late spring/early summer.

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

Flattened green to brownish body with flat ribs, creamy-yellow spines, and white flowers.

Notable for its strongly flattened form and well-developed tuberose root system. The blooms exhibit delicate pinkish-white petals with a contrasting deep pink-red central area that adds visual interest.