Gymnocalycium leeanum Size:4" Pot Frost tolerance: Hardy to -2°C

Frost tolerance: Hardy to -2°C

watering should be significantly reduced as the plant slows its growth

It should be kept in a deep pot with a very loose and open potting mineral substrate

Radial spines: 5-8 up to 12 mm (or more) long

white-striped foliage

Gymnocalycium leeanum Size:4" Pot Frost tolerance: Hardy to -2°CThe Yellow chin cactus, Gymnocalycium reductum var. leeanum, is a small cactus that usually grows in clumps. This species flowers readily and profusely. Moreover, the flowers are large (5 6 cm in diameter), pale yellow and remarkably long lasting, a single bloom often surviving for ten days or more. Gymnocalycium leeanum is a particularly good species to have, it flowers are among the first cactus flowers to appear each year. Buds are seen in February