Gymnocalycium cardenasianum
Gymnocalycium cardenasianum
Gymnocalycium is commonly called chin cactus. It is a genus of about 70 South American species of cactus. Gymnocalycium are eay plants to grow and will do well if potted on regularly every two or three years. Flowers are generally brightly coloured. Where temperatures fall below 10C, they must be cultivated under glass with heat. G. cardenasianum is a solitary, slow growing cactus, densely covered with very tough twisted spines. It has a grey green stem, compact and globular up to 15cm wide and 10 cm tall in cultivation.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Gymnocalycium cardenasianum
Latin name
Gymnocalycium cardenasianum
type
Cactus
family
Cactaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.15 M
Gymnocalycium cardenasianum
Gymnocalycium is commonly called chin cactus. It is a genus of about 70 South American species of cactus. Gymnocalycium are eay plants to grow and will do well if potted on regularly every two or three years. Flowers are generally brightly coloured. Where temperatures fall below 10C, they must be cultivated under glass with heat. G. cardenasianum is a solitary, slow growing cactus, densely covered with very tough twisted spines. It has a grey green stem, compact and globular up to 15cm wide and 10 cm tall in cultivation.
Propogation
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Moon cactus propagation is achieved by removing the offsets, which are smaller versions of the parent plant growing from the base of the rootstock. These divide away easily and root readily in a cactus potting soil.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
The moon cactus is usually sold already grafted in a process that removes the bottom of the Hibotan and the top of the rootstock cactus. The two halves are set together at the cut ends and soon heal together. The life of the moon cactus can be extended by re-grafting it onto a fresh rootstock.
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