Ruby Ball Cactus Care

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.

Ruby ball cactus care. Commercially it s sold under names like moon cactus or ruby ball cactus. Overwatering is more likely for the slower growing more drought tolerant blue myrtle. To propagate a new moon cactus follow the grafting procedure mentioned in the previous care section. Grow ruby ball grafts in well draining cactus mix.

Chrysacanthion which features straight spines and yellow flowers. But an albino plant can t survive on its own as it is. Moon cactus ruby cactus flowers. For both rootstocks watch the top inch of soil.

It can be grown indoors and is popularly used as a window garden ornament. The gymnocalycium cultivar sometimes called ruby ball cactus or moon cactus is actually two cacti in one. Ruby ball cactus is a type of flowering cactus plant that produces brightly colored flowers. Ball cacti are ribbed and relatively small.

Microsperma a small ball cactus that blooms heavily with red or yellow flowers and is relatively common and p. Read more about it. The ruby red ball on top prefers the shade and does not like direct exposure. Scopa which was previously classified as a notocactus and has yellow flowers p.

These are like miniature ruby ball cactus plants. Gymnocalycium mihanovichii is one of the easiest succulents to grow. How to grow and care for gymnocalycium mihanovichii. Moon cactus has an interesting relationship with sunlight.

A pure red cactus seedling lacks the ability to produce. 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. If you like plants with a bit more color then consider red cap also known as ruby ball 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.

You can prune these off the main plant. With a reddish pink bloom on the top of the cactus this makes for a delightful pop of color for this robust cactus. We ll show you how to care for these plants so you can take pride in the fact that you finally kept one alive. Red top cactus care.

It s short lived but easy to care for. Albino cacti grafted unto upright green cacti.