Flowers: Creamy-white with a dull red throat.
Watering: It is a summer-growing species that needs regular water in summer, but do not overwater (rot prone), keep dry in winter at a minimum temperature of 0°C.
Hardiness: Reputedly resistant to frost if kept on the dry side prior to, and during, cold weather (hardy to -12C ° or less for short periods).
Exposition: The plant tolerates extremely bright situations but enjoys filtered sunlight or afternoon shade, inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. Tends to bronze in strong light, which encourages flowering and heavy spine production, but is likely to suffer from sun scorch or stunted growth if over exposed to direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day in summer.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Gymnocalycium stellatum |
| Dormancy | Winters |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Creamywhite with a dull red |
| Genus | Gymnocalycium |
| Growth Habit | Flattened globose, |
| Growth Rate | Fast growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 10b |
| Mature Size | 7.510 cm |
| Native Area | Argentina |
| Resistance | 12 C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Flowers: Creamy-white with a dull red throat.
Watering: It is a summer-growing species that needs regular water in summer, but do not overwater (rot prone), keep dry in winter at a minimum temperature of 0°C.
Hardiness: Reputedly resistant to frost if kept on the dry side prior to, and during, cold weather (hardy to -12C ° or less for short periods).
Exposition: The plant tolerates extremely bright situations but enjoys filtered sunlight or afternoon shade, inside it needs bright light, and some direct sun. Tends to bronze in strong light, which encourages flowering and heavy spine production, but is likely to suffer from sun scorch or stunted growth if over exposed to direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day in summer.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Growth Rate
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Late spring |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Gymnocalycium stellatum |
| Dormancy | Winters |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Flower Color | Creamywhite with a dull red |
| Genus | Gymnocalycium |
| Growth Habit | Flattened globose, |
| Growth Rate | Fast growth |
| Hardiness Zone | 10b |
| Mature Size | 7.510 cm |
| Native Area | Argentina |
| Resistance | 12 C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
