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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flower Color: White
Other: Pale pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Gymnocalycium spegazzinii
  • Synonym: Gymnocalycium spegazzinii var. punillense

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Location: Sun Lakes, AZ
Date: 2015-06-13
Gymnocalycium spegazzinii blooming in my Sonoran Desert garden
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2023-01-17

Date: September 2018
Location: 98108
in deep tray in Volunteer park conservitory Sea Wa
Location: Mesa, AZ.
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-09-24
Location: 98108
Date: 2013-03-21

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