Ruby Ball Cactus Care

Red top cactus care.

Ruby ball cactus care.

How to grow and care for gymnocalycium mihanovichii. If you like plants with a bit more color then consider red cap also known as ruby ball cactus. The ruby ball cactus also known as the red cap cactus is a grafted specimen the colorful red top the sicon is gymnocalycium mihanovichii the name refers to the flower buds bearing no hair or spines the lower green cactus host portion can be any number of species but is usually a hylocereus cactus the main job of the lower cactus is to display the gymnocalycium at an advantageous height. Ball cacti are ribbed and relatively small.

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is one of the easiest succulents to grow. Grow ruby ball grafts in well draining cactus mix. It s short lived but easy to care for. Moon cactus has an interesting relationship with sunlight.

Moon cactus ruby cactus flowers. As the top plant has no green chlorophyll that allows the underlying pigmentation in this case a red one to take the spotlight giving an entirely red plant. A pure red cactus seedling lacks the ability to produce. But an albino plant can t survive on its own as it is.

Red cactus baby cactus cactus care cactus flower indoor cactus plants cactus house plants jade plants indoor herbs cacti garden. Microsperma a small ball cactus that blooms heavily with red or yellow flowers and is relatively common and p. With a reddish pink bloom on the top of the cactus this makes for a delightful pop of color for this robust cactus. Scopa which was previously classified as a notocactus and has yellow flowers p.

How to care and grow ruby ball cactus moon cactus learn how to grow the common ruby ball cactus gymnocalycium mihanovichii a grafted cactus featuring a colorful ball that grows atop another cactus. Ruby ball cactus is a bright red ball that grows atop a cactus base which it depends upon in order to absorb solar energy. Commercially it s sold under names like moon cactus or ruby ball cactus. The ruby red ball on top prefers the shade and does not like direct exposure.

Read more about it. Common parodia includes p. It can be grown indoors and is popularly used as a window garden ornament. For both rootstocks watch the top inch of soil.

Ruby ball cactus is a type of flowering cactus plant that produces brightly colored flowers. You can prune these off the main plant. Chrysacanthion which features straight spines and yellow flowers. To propagate a new moon cactus follow the grafting procedure mentioned in the previous care section.

The gymnocalycium cultivar sometimes called ruby ball cactus or moon cactus is actually two cacti in one. We ll show you how to care for these plants so you can take pride in the fact that you finally kept one alive.