Naila Rahman
IMG_0025: Gymnocalycium mihanovichii, the ruby ball or "moon" cactus.
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is a cactus from South America commonly grown as a houseplant. The most popular cultivars are mutants which completely lack chlorophyll, exposing the underlying red, orange or yellow pigmentation which are often called moon cactus. Since chorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis, as seedlings these are grafted onto another cactus with normal chlorophyll.
IMG_0025: Gymnocalycium mihanovichii, the ruby ball or "moon" cactus.
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is a cactus from South America commonly grown as a houseplant. The most popular cultivars are mutants which completely lack chlorophyll, exposing the underlying red, orange or yellow pigmentation which are often called moon cactus. Since chorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis, as seedlings these are grafted onto another cactus with normal chlorophyll.