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Gymnocalycium eurypleurum is a small, flattened, solitary globular cactus from Paraguay, prized by collectors and fairly easy to grow, though very slow. Give it full sun to bright light, sharp drainage and a dry winter rest.
Gymnocalycium eurypleurum is a small "chin cactus" that is highly prized by cactus collectors and is known to be fairly easy to grow, albeit very slow
In the wild, the species is almost always solitary (non-clumping) and may grow in association with Frailea species. The species when grown in the greenhouse is also known for its fidelity to wild specimens. It is said to live in seasonally very dry habitat (annual rainfall 50–80 centimetres or 20–31 inches), clay soils between 6.8 and 7.2 pH, and maximum temperatures to 50 °C (122 °F).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnocalycium eurypleurum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
