Description: Gymnocalycium cv. RED BLUSH is a freely offsetting very easy to grow and very free-flowering cactus. It is a highly decorative plant with purple blushed stems and nice pink blooms. It is supposed of hybrid origin and seems related to Gymnocalycium damsii var. tucavocense to which it shares many characteristics.
Stem: Spherical-depressed to short cylindrical, up to 10 cm tall , 8-15 cm in diameter, pale-green or brownish-green with a nice purple tinge in the older part, and highly decorative.
Ribs: About 6-9, broad and slightly notched into low chin-shape protrusions.
Radial spines: 5-8 up to 12 mm (or more) long, straight or slightly tortuous, short, nearly useless in terms of defence. Young spine are pastel-white or yellowish with a darker tip, later become pale-grey.
Central spines: Usually absent.
Flowers: From the centre, narrow, funnelform, about 6 cm long. External tepals greenish whit reddish margins, internal tepals pink spreading. Tube pale green, scales on the ovary and flower tube small, scattered.
Blooming season: It produces flowers almost continuously during the year.
Fruit: Oblong, 2,5 cm long, 6 mm in diameter, reddish at maturity.