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Gymnocalycium cardenasianum in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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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plant Features
  • Gymnocalycium cardenasianum likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Gymnocalycium cardenasianum likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Gymnocalycium cardenasianum is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Gymnocalycium cardenasianum likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Gymnocalycium cardenasianum

Latin name

Gymnocalycium cardenasianum

type

Cactus

family

Cactaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Gymnocalycium cardenasianum likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Gymnocalycium cardenasianum is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Gymnocalycium cardenasianum likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Gymnocalycium cardenasianum likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Gymnocalycium cardenasianum is 0.10meters x 0.15meters 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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