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Gymnocalycium mihanovichii pink Diamond Pink Diamond (Fric. ex Gürke) Britton & Rose

Red Cap

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Gymnocalycium
Species: mihanovichii
Sub Species: Pink Diamond
Cultivar / variety: Pink Diamond
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001110
Common name: Red Cap
English name: Ruby ball
Arabic name: جيمنو أحمر
Native: South America
Country: South America
(PGR): Rare

color forms that are viable only when grafted since they can hardly assimilate—due to the lack of chlorophyll in the plant cells In nurseries, it is often then grafted onto another succulent plant Hylocereus 

Ornamental. The most popular cultivars are mutants that do not contain chlorophyll at all, so that the underlying red, orange, or yellow pigments become visible. Because chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis, these mutants die as seedlings unless grafted onto another cactus with normal chlorophyll.

Echinocactus mihanovichii Fric & Gurke

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Texture: Rocky  Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Other
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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