I did not expect to see such gorgeous cherry red flower! And it is so big comparing to the cactus too. For now I only have one flower open out of the two buds. The other one is a little smaller, and will need a few more days.
Gymnocalycium baldianum
I was showing the buds in this post. Time for some pretty, sparkly petals.
I wonder if any of the cacti I own has fragrant flowers. I keeps smelling the, but there is nothing there.
I keep this one all together with his buddies on my balcony. They get the rain and the sun and I didn't. This Gymoncalyciums seems to me more resilient to hot sun. I have another one that doesn't like it so much (also with lots of buds now).
Now that I look at the photos I think I should give him a little bit more water. He is still very shriveled. The flowers must drain a lot of energy from this little body.
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Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
(ƒ/25, 1/250, ISO640)
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