Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense "RED FORM"

	Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense "RED FORM) (Syn: G. anisitsii ssp. damsii "RED FORM")	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Large pale pink flowers from mid spring to early summer.

Description: This eye catching garden selection is characterized by an unusual bright red colouring of the body, this colour is due to a reduced production of chlorophyll pigments, nevertheless the plant can normally do photosynthesis and grows normally from seeds.
Stem: Up to 10 cm tall , 8-15 cm in diameter colourful and highly decorative, with characteristic horizontal clear and dark red strips. The clear areas (above the areoles) are pastel-pink while the dark zone (below the areoles) are Deep purple.
Spines: Nearly useless in terms of defence.

Note: Seems to be a pretty variable plant. You might get some other names which are effectively the same plant.... and also not sure all plants identified as this are really this.

Cultivation: Summer grower and pretty easy. Water regularly in summer, keep rather dry in winter, but it can handle excessive water to little water. Best for half-shade , but it grows well in full sun and full shade, too.

Seed Collecting: Permit fruit to ripen. Fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed. Clean and dry seeds.

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense Backeberg nom. inval. (Art. 8.2), Descriptiones Cactacearum Novarum 3: 6,1963

Scientific name: Gymnocalycium anisitsii ssp. damsii (Schumann) G. Charles, CSI 20: 17, 2005

"RED FORM"

Origin: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Other Synonyms:

Gymnocalycium damsii (K. Schumann 1903) Britton & Rose, The Cactaceae 3: 163
Gymnocalycium damsii var. anisitsii Katalogname, zit. in Schneekloth-Liste

Gymnocalycium tucavocense Haage SL 1992/93?

Gymnocalycium anisitsii var. tucavocaense

Gymnocalycium joossensianum

Gymnocalycium griseopallidum

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars
of plants belonging to the Gymnocalycium anisitii complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms ( like many other cacti) with several controversial varieties and subspecies):

Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense (G. anisitii ssp. damsii)
Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense "RED FOM"

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