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Gymnocalycium horstii
A small number of ribs and areoles give this species a bold, chunky look. Its fruits are waxy and green. Protect it from winter cold to avoid bad scarring.
H 20 cm (8 in), S 60 cm (2 ft). Min. 7°C (45°F).
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Gymnocalycium mihanovichii 'Red Top'
Ruby ball, hibotan
This novel cultivar is called a neon cactus. To obtain the coloured body it has been bred without any chlorophll and grafted on to a green stock that makes its food. Its pink summer flowers rarely appear. Other cultivars have differently coloured bodies. Do not leave the plant in sun; its tender body may be scorched and its colour may fade.
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Gymnocalycium quehlianum
This is the hardiest species of the genus, having an inconspicuous, flattened spherical, grey-green body, and producing cream-white coloured, pinkish-centred flowers from spring to winter. It remains flattened even in age, attaining the maximum dimensions of 7 x7 cm. It comes from high altitudes in the Argentinian Cordoba province.
H and S 15 cm (6 in). Min. 10-16°C (50-61°F).
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| Source from: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cacti & Other Succulents |
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Gymnocalycium zegarrae
Gymnocalycium zegarrae is a representative of the hardier species; it comes from the Bolivian and Argentinian mountains. It has interesting, funnelform, sessile flowers. The large and globose G. saglione,reaching up to 30 cm in diameter, is a similar species from the Argentinian Salta, as well as G. tilcarense, for wich C. Backebery established an independent genus, Brachycalycium.
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Hoya bella Hook
Hoya bella Hook is a shrubby species eith erect main branches and drooping lateral ones. The leaves are slightly succulent , with a glossy green surface. and they are about 2 - 4 cm long. The flowers arise in summer, they have a porcelain, fleshy, waxy appearance and a pleasent scent. Reputedly, after grafting on the more vigorous H. carnosa, H. bella quickly forms shrubs profusely flowering throughout summer.
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Aeonuim arboreum or atropurpureum
The leaves of this cultivar are dark purple-red. They take on an intense colouration when in full sunlight.
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Trichocereus fulvilans
Trichocereus fulvilans reaches up to 1.5 m in height and forms large clumps of stems, some 7 cm across. The spines in some specimens are as much as 10 cm long. The flowers appear on the crown, they measure10-12 cm and resemble those of Echinopsis. They are white and pleasantly perfumed. T. fulvilanus comes from the arid areas of northern Chile. T. chilensis is its close relative, forming thickets over a large area of coastal Chilean deserts. The largest species, T. pasacana from western Argentina, exceeds 10 m in height. It forms virtual cactus ferests on the mountain slopes. The sedlings serve as excellent stock for all sorts of scions.
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Crassula perforata
Crassula perforata is a prostrate to climbing species. The blue-green, often white-notched leaves are joined at the base. The name perforata corresponds to the fine dotted structure along the edges of leaves. Flowers can be expected only on older speciments. They are white, inconspicuous and hardly 1 cm across.
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Crassula lycopodioides
Crassula lycopodioides is a small shrubby succulent with erect, thin stems, tiny scaly leaves and inconspicuous whitish flowers, opening in late spring but rare in cultivation. It comes from southwestern Africa, forming large hummocks in bush-coverd locations. Both by its appearance and its form of growth, it is like small species of club moss (Lycopodium). The densely leaf-covered stems are rewarding in cultivation, easy to grow, and used for decorative purposes in the home.
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