Blooming cactus - Gymnocalycium anisitsii

[ewkaw]

I told ya I have more of those. This is my oldest Gymnocalycium type of cactus I have. I went to look for the oldest photos of this little guy I have and it turns out I have it for almost 3 years already. It didn't grow tremendously lots, but I am happy I didn't kill it like some others.

Gymnocalycium anisitsii

I still can't figure our what is it's name. Is it Damsii or anisitsii? I find plants looking like this under both names.
It is very pretty nevertheless, but it would be nice to know.

Some info: It is native (both of them actually) to Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil and they do prefer more shaded area and a bit more moisture than your typical spiky cactus. I noticed that on mine too. I kept it in summer spot and it turned very light green, almost yellow. Now I keep it under the shade of another plant and it is getting it's lovely deep green back. In winter, due to cold it will turn more purple. A true chameleon :)

And this year I actually manage to smell it! I can't remember if I did sniff it last time it bloomed, or there was no fragrance for whatever reason, but this year it smells like lilacs! Not intensive. I had to get really close.. but it does have a very nice fragrance!

Currently I have 6 Gymnocalycium types where 3 of them are definitely pink, two didn't bloom yet, and for now only one white. Gorgeous, gorgeous white! Sparkly delicate petals with darker grey tips. And the flower is really big :)

HERE is a post from 2 years ago when it was also in bloom. Much smaller, much greener, still in the regular 5 cm pot. Now it is growing in 8 cm one :)

My other blooming cacti:

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Chamaecereus hybrid	Sulcorebutia Canigueralii	Mammillaria camptotricha	Mammillaria Glassii
Gymnocalycium baldianum	Mediolobivia mudanensis	Lobivia Arachnacantha	Rebutia hybrid
Mammillaria Bombycina	Mammillaria Gracilis Snowcap	Mammillaria haageana	Mammillaria backebergiana
Chamaecereus silvestrii	Mammillaria prolifera	Rebutia Fabrisii var. Aureiflora	Lobivia Wrightiana
Aylostera Flavistyla FR756	Parodia concinna	Mammillaria Copper King	Gymnocalycium Brushii
Mammillaria backebergiana	Gymnocalycium damsii	Echinopsis subdenudata	Rhipsalis pilocarpa
Mammillaria Prolifera	Lobivia arachnacantha v. vallegrandensis	Mediolobivia atrovirens	Mammillaria magnimamma
Sulcorebutia langerii	Sulcorebutia frankiana	Chamaelobivia no ID	Rebutia Albiflora

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Comments

[pixresteemer]

Bang, I did it again... I just rehived your post!Week 8 of my contest just started...you can now check the winners of the previous week!₂

[soufianechakrouf]

My favourite one so far this one also got the award of beautiful but dangerous, you are thorns person you deserve this title hehe because i notice that you like cactus more than everything spiritually it is nice.

[ewkaw]

Thank you! It is one of my fav too :)

[steemflow]

I can say, I have seen these..but never did any in-depth study like you. But had once same size in my pot....and it blossom same way

[ewkaw]

You don't have it anymore? If it bloomed it means you have the right conditions to grow them.

[saracampero]

What beautiful pictures friend ..!

[ewkaw]

Thank you :)

[thekittygirl]

I wanted to solve your mystery about Gymnocalycium damsii ~versus~ Gymnocalycium anisitsii. So, I went to several websites and it appears that the former is a taxonomical synomym for the latter. Scientific names can change over time as more information is learned. The following except from Wikipedia gives an example of how scientific classification can change over time. The source article gives more detail, for anyone interested! 🙂

In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name... For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scientific nomenclature) to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies. This name is no longer in use: it is now a synonym of the current scientific name, Picea abies.   [source]

And what a beautiful little flower it is, regardless of the scientific name! Great shot, and such a pretty thing! 😊

[ewkaw]

That explains it. No wonder people get confused :p They keep changing the names, moving to different groups or creating new ones. It is the same with orchids.
Thank you for the research :)

[kaminchan]

These are very seductive looking flowers! They are like dancers around a bonfire in the middle of a desert.

[ewkaw]

Don't let them seduce you, The spikes on this are pretty sharp :p

[kaminchan]

Thank you for the warning! Must be careful! LoL

[erofan]

yes, I see... a lot of cacti))))

[ewkaw]

Just a few ;)

[ludmila.kyriakou]

Super!
Congratulations! One of my favorite scents!

[ewkaw]

It is really so nice :)

[ludmila.kyriakou]

:-)))