Gymnocalycium baldianum Cactus Size 3 inches Blooming Size.

Extremely free flowering G. baldianum makes a splendid show. This is a plant to be suggested to all cactophiles for its very eye-catching flowering even at a very small size. It flowers readily from an early age, and offers no cultivation difficulties

Gymnocalycium baldianum small usually unbranched.
Stem: Flat to globose depressed, up to 13 cm in width, greyish-brown to blue-green (rather variable in colour in cultivation, and in some specimens it is almost blue-black). The 9 to 10 broad ribs are divided by deep grooves into tubercles.
Areoles: Deep-set
Spines: 5 to 7 thin radial spines that are straight or curved toward the stem, short, curved, pale brown or grey, tinged with red at the base.
Flowers: on the crown, measuring 3 to 4 cm in length and the same across, open wide in sunlight, and commonly of a most rich purple-red colour, sometimes pinkish-purple (but also white, pink or orange). The stamens are purple, the anthers and the 6 lobed stigma whitish yellow. This plant blooms in early summer when it is only 2.5 cm. It is fast growing and can bloom one year after being sown.

Blooming season: It produces flowers almost continuously during the year.

• size of the plant: 3 inches, blooming size.
• well rooted, healthy plant
• contents: cactus-1, potting mix, plant tag-1, pot-1.
• FERTILIZER: Enrich the soil using a fertilizer rich in potassium and phosphorous.( bonemeal powder/BASACOTE FERTILIZER)
• FLOWERING SEASON: It produces pink flowers with a CREAMY base. This cactus blooms in all round the year
• WATERING: Indoor plants will need even less water than an outdoor plant because they are exposed to less sunshine. Keep in mind that overwatering is basically the only way in which you can kill a cactus. So, allow the soil to completely dry out before watering this plant.