Gymnocalycium LB 2178 SINGLE SPINE (Agua Dulce)- Hybrid Flowering Size 1 Count

Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178 Agua Dulce (also known as Gymnocalycium friedrichii var. angustostriatum, or LB2178, Agua Dulce.

Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178 Agua Dulce may be found in Agua Dulce, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay, in South America. You see, the "Agua Dulce" in the name Gymnocalycium friedrichii LB2178 Agua Dulce pertains to the near town/area where this natural population of the plants were originally found . LB2178 on the other hand refers to the plant's collection data, also known as collection number, or field number. This string of letters and numbers denote particular information: LB are the initials of Ludwig Bercht-- a Dutch, the person who found and recorded the plant population of the species from the habitat, and also collected the original seeds for ex situ conservation (meaning growing in captivity, i.e. in our gardens, greenhouses, or nurseries). 2178 was the accession number given to that sample and plant population. An accession number just means the unique numerical identifier (ID number) given to a particular sample or acquired material.

Plant Description : Solitary plant. Stem flattened with acute ribs (12-14). Areoles are pubescent with one central spine bent down along the rib. The flowers are white with a brown on the end, the size is up to 5cm, prone to not fully opening the flower. Flowering period from the middle of summer to autumn. Pistil is deep in the flower, which greatly complicates the pollination. Fruits elongated up to 3 cm, prone to cracking after ripening. The seeds are about 200. The seeds are spherical 0.5-0.8 mm light brown.