Family Name |
Cactaceae |
Scientific name |
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii v. friedrichii Werd. |
Common name |
chin cactus |
Growth habit |
grown as a houseplant |
Leaf |
N.A. |
Flower |
Summer flowering, a fine funnel-shaped, pale red, very bright |
Fruit |
Fruit elongated, spindle-shaped, red, seeds dark brown |
More to learn |
produces offsets pretty easily, even when grafted.
If base grows faster than the Gymnocalycium, the two will split apart
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Properties |
completely lack chlorophyll, it is necessary for photosynthesis. These mutations die as seedlings unless grafted onto another cactus with normal chlorophyll |
Treats |
N.A. |
Reference |
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