Gymnocalycium cactus<\/span><\/a> is a genus of cacti used widely in dryland farming. When it blooms, the flowers can be seen through the foliage. The flowers are usually pink or red, but some are white, yellow and green.<\/span><\/p>\n Gymnocalycium cactus is a genus of cacti used widely in dryland farming. It contains about 60 species, with more than 100 varieties; however, only 9\u201310 are grown commercially. <\/span>gymnocalycium cactus<\/span><\/a> is a type of succulent plant that can tolerate dry conditions and has been cultivated successfully by farmers in Egypt and Morocco around 2000 BC.<\/span><\/p>\n When it blooms, the flowers can be seen through the foliage. The flowers are usually pink or red, but some are white, yellow and green. They are found in clusters on a stalk that branches out from the center of each leaf segment. The stalks grow up to 2 feet tall with many flower buds at their base.<\/span><\/p>\n The flowers are usually pink or red, but some are white, yellow and green.<\/span><\/p>\n The flowers have five parts: the corona (the structure that surrounds the central protrusion), the stamens (the male part of the flower), petals (the female part of the flower), sepals (also known as calyces) and anthers. In gymnocalyciums, these parts are arranged in alternating patterns on a central axis toward each other at their tops.<\/span><\/p>\nGymnocalycium cactus is a genus of cacti used widely in dryland farming.<\/b><\/h2>\n
When it blooms, the flowers can be seen through the foliage.<\/b><\/h2>\n
The flowers are usually pink or red, but some are white, yellow and green.<\/b><\/h2>\n
The flowering of gymnocalycium cactus is a spectacle to behold<\/b>.<\/span><\/h2>\n