Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var filadelfiense

	Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. filadelfiense (Syn: Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. stenogonum)	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. filadelfiense FR1181 Filadelfia, Boquerón, Paraguay
This plant’s most unique characteristic is its colourful body.

Description: Usually solitary
Stem: It only grows to be 4 cm high and has a 5-6cm diameter
Flowers: Silky shining, greenish/tan.

Cultivation: It is a summer grower plant that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer (but do not overwater ) keep rather dry in winter. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry (hardy to -5° C) Sun Exposure: Light shade to half shade.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Gymnocalycium mihanovichii.

G. mihanovichii
G. mihanovichii var. filadelfiense
G. mihanovichii forma cristata
G. friedrichii (G. miahonovichii var. friedrichii)

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name:

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. filadelfiense Backeberg nom. inval. (Art. 8.2),
In: Kakteenlexikon: 170, 1966 = mihanovichii var. stenogonum
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. filadelfiense Pazout nom. nud.,
In: Friciana 5(29): 10, 1965 = mihanovichii var. stenogonum

Origin: Chaco Boreal in Paraguay

Habitat: Grows under bushes where it is only exposed to direct sunlight a few months out of the year.

Propagation: Direct sow after last frost. (seldom produces offsets). Colour mutants and variegates cultivars are propagated by graft.

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