July 2014 - Genus of the Month - Gymnocalycium

[Bill]

http://www.bcss.org.uk/pom072014.php

[RICHAUD]

mihanovichii

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horstii buenekeri

Gymnocalycium buenekeri.jpg (61.58 KiB) Viewed 5510 times

carminanthum

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spegazzinii

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[Wizard]

Gymnocalycium tillianum



Gymnocalycium monvillei

[Chris L]

This plant (and flower) started off my interest in photographing my cacti plants when they flowered. I've rather a lot of Gymnocalyium pictures, but will not upload all of them again. Maybe just a few.

Gymnocalycium quehlianum v albispinum

[Chris L]

Anyone know what this is, please?

Gymnocalycium sp.

Gymnocalycium ragonesii

Gymnocalycium stellatum

Gymnocalycium 'Jan Suba'

Gymnocalycium erinaceum

[Phil_SK]

G. ragonesei VS 136 flowering a couple of months ago.

[lzrddr]

Some of my Gymnocalyciums:


Gymnocalycium saglionis

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Gymnocalycium salgonis flowering closer.jpg (92.3 KiB) Viewed 5363 times

Gymnocalycium rotundulum

Gymno rotundulum in pot flowering mine may.jpg (107.15 KiB) Viewed 5363 times

Gymno rotundulum pale pink p1 flowering again.JPG (118.16 KiB) Viewed 5363 times

Gymnocalycium horstii

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Gymnocalycium pflanzii

Gymno pflanzii flowering again.JPG (81.48 KiB) Viewed 5363 times

[lzrddr]

Some more Gymnos flowering some of mine, some of others:

Gymnocalycium bruchei

Gymnocalycium bruchei new flowering nice 4-07.jpg (164.98 KiB) Viewed 5364 times

Gymnocalycium marstoneri

Gymnocalycium marstoneri floweirng again 7-08.JPG (130.59 KiB) Viewed 5364 times

Gymnocalycium horridum

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Gymnocalycium denudatum

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Gymnocalycium monviellei

Gymnocalycium monvillei aka multiflorum 1.JPG (68.65 KiB) Viewed 5364 times

[Phil_SK]

I've realised that I have more gymnos than I thought. Most of them I've chosen for their spines rather than flowers, so it's fitting that few were in flower when I was taking photos at the weekend. Lots of tem are seedling, too, too young to flower yet. First up, a pair of ever so slightly different spegazzinii ssp cardenasianum.

[Phil_SK]

The other subspecies, G. spegazzinii ssp spegazzinii is the one everyone wants with its curved spines.
This is 'major' VS118:

And this is 'pumillense':

both of those are ones I've grown from seed that are beginning to arm themselves properly.

This next one, Tom 450.1, holds thinner spines slightly further from its body. It came from GC.

It's not much to write home about yet but this last one is the form with short, chunky spines, 'unguispinum' SL44b. Only one seedling survived but it's very cute.