Gymnocalycium Capillaense Seeds rare Cactus Seeds Pack of 20 seeds

Gymnocalycium Capillaense Description: Gymnocalycium capillaense is a weak spined small species notable for the comparatively large flowers that branches forming numerose offsets. This plant is part of a very confused group comprising Gymnocalycium siegelianum and Gymnocalycium sutterianum.
Stem: Dull blue-green, very flattened to globular, up to 9 cm tall and in diameter.
Root: Large tuberose root apparatus.
Ribs: Up to 13 with low, rounded, chin-like tubercles..
Areoles: Oval with white wool.
Spines: 5 up to 12 mm long yellowish or whitish, weak, long, stinging.
Flowers: Large wide delicate pink-white with red throat, up to 7 cm tall, 6 cm in diameter.
Fruits: Club-shaped, light blue when ripe.

Cultivation and Propagation: It is a summer grower species that offers no cultivation difficulties. Water regularly in summer (but do not overwater ) Keep this plant almost dry in winter at a minimum temperature of 0°C, prefer relatively rich substrate and low pH compost (if possible not limestone) otherwise growth will stop altogether. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer. It is quite frost resistant if kept dry (hardy to -5° C)
Sun Exposure: Light shade. It may tolerate bright situations but is likely to suffer from sun scorch or stunted growth if over exposed to direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day in summer. This plant needs plenty of space for its roots, repotting should be done every other year or when the it has outgrown its pot. This species is particularly easy and accommodating, seldom suffer of cryptogamic diseases.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost. (seldom produces offsets). Seed Collecting: Permit fruit to ripen. Fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed; clean and dry seeds.